Well, it appears that Morristown, NJ has determined what is a sentient being. http://www.dailyrecord.com/news/02/02/27/news10-ANIMALS.htm Interesting article. The whole thing is being pushed by Vegans. They are also in the middle of doing away with beekeeping since beekeepers are cruel to bees. Question - which only needs a few answers but has troubled me. Are there many on the list who do not have internet access so cannot go to the link and read the articles? Reason for asking is that it is easy to put in a link rather than saying what is in the article, but if you cannot access it, then I will paraphrase and add the link. Bill Truesdell Bath, Me