“Take action to help insects: UK government consultation [5-10 minutes]” by JamesÖz

Why it's important to fill out this consultation The UK Government is currently consulting on allowing insects to be fed to chickens and pigs. This is worrying as the government explicitly says changes would “enable investment in the insect protein sector”. Given the likely sentience of insects (see this summary of recent research), and that median predictions estimate that 3.9 trillion insects will be killed annually by 2030, we think it's crucial to try to limit this huge source of animal suffering. Overview Link to complete the consultation: HERE. You can see the context of the consultation here. How long it takes to fill it out: 5-10 minutes (5 questions total with only 1 of them requiring a written answer) Deadline to respond: April 1st 2025 What else you can do: Share the consultation document far and wide!  You can use the UK Voters for Animals GPT to help draft your [...] ---Outline:(00:07) Why it's important to fill out this consultation(00:40) Overview(01:38) Questions and suggested responses:(05:13) Any questions?--- First published: February 15th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/sfZqfNwaAk6iapbcR/take-action-to-help-insects-uk-government-consultation-5-10 --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.