The phrase "and capable of suffering" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions about sentience, empathy, or the capacity for pain in living beings, often in philosophical or ethical contexts.
Example: "Many argue that animals are sentient beings and capable of suffering, which raises important ethical considerations regarding their treatment."
Alternatives: "and able to feel pain" or "and susceptible to distress".
In being sentient and capable of suffering, humans and other animals are equals.
After all, pigs are just as loving, intelligent and capable of suffering as our canine companions are.
The latest study, published in an academic journal, comes down on the side of those who say fish are sentient and capable of suffering.
Animals, or at least those who are conscious and capable of suffering or enjoying their lives, are not things for us to use in whatever way we find convenient.
All animals feel pain and are capable of suffering, and the life of a dog is not inherently worth more than the life of a cow, a pig or a chicken.
In their response to the tragic air crash that killed dozens of members of Poland's military and political elite, it was as if the two nations regained their sight and saw each other, for once, as people capable of suffering and compassion.
Tooley: "If [God] created a being that's capable of suffering and then put it in a sort of hellish world where it would suffer almost all the time, it would seem to me to be morally wrong..
They are considered to be capable of suffering, and even of a certain metallic obstinacy.
If you perform an invasive procedure on an animal that is capable of suffering and feeling pain, your behavior is amoral.
However, it does say: "Animals are capable of suffering and have interests in leading their own lives; therefore, they are not ours to use – for food, clothing, experimentation, entertainment or any other reason".
No one yet knows what species (a rodent? a bat?) serves as the permanent reservoir of the Ebola virus, but patterns of gorilla and chimpanzee die-off suggest that our close relatives are capable of suffering from it and passing it along.
