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If your pet and my pest are genetically, physiologically and behaviourally identical – do we have a moral obligation to give equal consideration to their welfare? The ethics of dealing with an animal species that may be treated in very different ways, depending on the context of its interaction with humans, was debated at the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation discussion forum in London on 11 May. John Bonner reports… Article updated August 2022