By Daily Mail Australia
Published: 23:12 BST, 13 May 2019 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 14 May 2019
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Hurting an animal's feelings could soon be illegal with pet owners also facing fines for walking too many dogs.
The Australian Capital Territory's Labor-Greens government is developing new laws which aim to recognise that animals are 'sentient beings that can feel emotion and pain'.
Canberra's City Services Minister Chris Steel said the proposed law was designed to make humans respect the feelings of animals.
Hurting an animal's feelings could soon be illegal with pet owners also facing fines for walking too many dogs (stock image)
'It gives a new awareness that animals do feel emotions and they do feel pain, and when we're considering legislative change, we need to consider that first and foremost,' he told Triple J's Hack radio program on
