Time to stop pretending we don't know other animals are sentient beings

Abstract

Rowan et al.'s target article is an outstanding review of some of the history of the science of sentience, but one would have liked to see a much stronger "call to action." We don't need any more data to know that many other animals are sentient beings whose lives must be protected from harm in a wide variety of contexts. It is not anti-science to want more action on behalf of other animals right now.