There are many types of animals. An earthworm is an animal, and it is undoubtedly not sentient. It has no brain, just a nerve ganglion, with negligible intelligence. A chimpanzee is also an animal, and they are estimated to have an intelligence comparable to that of a five year old human child, which clearly does fall within the range of sentience. So it depends which species we are talking about.
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It depends on how you use the term "sentient".
Those creatures that are aware of stimuli display a sentient quality .
All sentient human beings as well as some animals.
Animals are sentient beings like you and I who can feel and understand pain.
Conscious beings are aware of their surroundings and can perceive and respond to stimuli, while sentient beings have the capacity to experience emotions and feelings.
The purpose is to ensure that products will not harm actual sentient beings before the product is used on one.
Animals are sentient beings and are known to feel pain. Plants are not.
Whales are sentient beings and therefore shouldn't be hunted.
== == The state or quality of having existence is either sentient or not sentient therefore the question is nonsensical.
== == The state or quality of having existence is either sentient or not sentient therefore the question is nonsensical.
The Equality of Sentient Beings
Not if you have compassion for other sentient beings.
In Buddhism, sentient being are the opposite of a Buddha.The term "sentient beings" refers to beings who are still in the cycle of existence and who haven't attained complete liberation yet. There are six classes of sentient beings: gods, demigods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts and hell beings.Answer:Sentient beings are "aware" beings. Awareness can be seen, at it lowest level, as the ability to sense pain, hunger, warmth etc. Some would limit sentience to self awareness - this is condition mankind may hold for itself alone or perhaps share with mammals and birds. With the Buddhist injunction to not harm sentient beings, there is a tremendous range of interpretation open to the individual practitioner. Most would refrain from harming any animal but happily wash their hands to kill bacteria and be open to discussion on the swatting of mosquitos.