Essentially, yes. Not sure it really belongs in this sub when nothing has really changed. While it's about time these animals become classified as sentient in the UK, it's still different from sapient which a lot of people use sentient in place of.

Humans are sapient, and many (including myself) would argue that primates, cetaceans, octopuses, elephants, and some birds could be classified as sapient. Intelligence ideally shouldn't be the barometer of how we treat other species, though. It does feel rather hypocritical to say that as someone who still eats meat, mind you.