Consciousness — the mysterious experience of being alive — may be far more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously thought. For years, science recognized awareness in mammals and birds. Recent research and expert declarations now suggest there’s a realistic possibility of conscious experience in a broader range of animals, including octopuses, bees, and even insects. Insects such as bees have been shown to count, recognize faces, solve problems, and exhibit behaviors that resemble emoti

In case you had any doubt, fishes are sentient. That is, they have emotional lives and the capacity to feel pain, fear, and distress. The fishing industry pillages and plunders TRILLIONS of fishes from the oceans annually, with complete disregard for their lives and the health of marine environments. When you purchase and consume the bodies of sea animals, you are funding this massive and devastating destruction. Please live vegan instead. | Animal Save Movement