Episode 28: Inside the Animal Sentience Committee: shaping government policy

In this episode, Josh Loeb, Vet Record's senior news reporter, is joined by Michael Seals, chair of the Animal Sentience Committee, and committee member Richard Cooper, to discuss the origins of the committee and questions surrounding it. Set up in 2022, the committee has a remit to report to Parliament on the implications for the welfare of sentient animals arising from any area of policy. But how does it report to Parliament, and which of the many areas of policymaking does it consider most pertinent?