Chapter One: A different type of interrogation
Training ourselves, our children, and the beasts of burden we use through pain, and pleasure is common enough even non-sentient animals, even some plants feel and use pain for learning and adapting. "it is a basic trait, and ever present.
Anima World Part 2
The beast race was clearly treated more like a feral animal than a sentient animal-humanoid.
Replacement (Part 0)
Since you're an intelligent animal, covered under the sentient animal protection act, we are obligated to give you treatment. do you know your rights?" i shook my head. "no... what are rights? never mind, i don't want any.
Welcome to the Pack
'why have an insentient feral, when you can have a sentient animal who chose the life?' that was a common argument. i never liked it. _and_ i never chose it. my instincts had yet to come in, so there was no growl, just a: "fuck off."
Scream
His brow showed hints of black, which i reckoned was possibly a dye the creature might have used for looks, or even a sign of higher status, as most packs of sentient animals would use to show leadership.
Chapter Twelve -- Island Idyll
Although these were ideal for a fighting creature, they were a clumsy nuisance in a sentient animal who needed to be able to grip a pen or use a keyboard to write.
Runt Part 5
It's bad enough that they do it with the non-sentient animals, but to do it to a sentient being is just beyond the pale. i try my best to make their passing as civilized as possible. i even sedate them first so the passing is easier.
Bond Unbroken
Like most huts, it was simply dug half into the ground, the dirt excavated had been made into mud bricks and stacked up along the sides of the excavated area, braced with wood for walls, and then a large canvas made of non-sentient animal skins covered the
Love For Sale: Chapter 6
Dazzling non-sentient animals paraded while their sentient counterparts did acrobatics, dancing and trapeze gymnastics that made chero whoop and holler. for the most part, he had enough enthusiasm for both of them.
A Brief Overview of the Mycha
Mychan sightings were assumed non-sentient animals. some machines and crew are found killed in select locations of expansion, assumed killed by natural wildlife. low-level security is enforced.
Hero, Chapter 18 - Katafront
"and to think that sentient animals did it too," she growled, "it makes my blood boil." "they were sentient?" "they had to be! i haven't seen a feral predator in haarshollow in my entire life, let alone a whole pack.
Savannah Heat
Maybe some non-sentient animal was digging a hole; this place wasn't so bad for a den if you were small and sneaky and capable of squeezing between bushes. that had to be it.