Tag: lobsters
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Labour Government Promises to Ban the Live Boiling of Crustaceans!
* Great news! Finally! The UK government has promised to ban the boiling of live animals! But you know what governments and their promises are like. There’s a long way between promises and action, so read the latest update from Crustacean Compassion (below) and give them all the support you can. Thank you ❤
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Vote for Compassion for Crustaceans
* What does the General Election mean for Crustacean Compassion? On Wednesday May 22, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised everyone by announcing that a General Election will be held on Thursday 04 July. In doing so, he fired the starting pistol on a six-week campaign where politicians will criss-cross the country vying for your votes.…
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Crabs in Labs
A message from Crustacean Compassion: “Today is World Animal Free Research Day. This day highlights the importance of developing animal-free research techniques and protecting animals during scientific studies. Decapods in Science Decapods, like crabs and lobsters, are used in science, but because they aren’t protected by laws that monitor experiments, there’s currently no way of…
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FANTASTIC NEWS: Government report officially recognises crabs & lobsters as sentient
The latest from Crustacean Compassion: “We have great news! Government report confirms decapods can feel pain A year ago, in response to our campaigning, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned an independent piece of work, looking into whether or not animals like crabs, lobsters and prawns (decapod crustaceans) are sentient animals and can feel pain. After numerous…
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URGENT! PLEASE HELP!
Excruciatingly Cruel slaughter methods: Boiling alive Freezing alive before boiling alive Freshwater drowning Carving and dismemberment while fully conscious These things happen legally because crustaceans and molluscs are not included in the Animal Welfare Act. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell the UK government to end these cruel practices and make it mandatory to treat these wild…
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Take a selfie for lobsters
Stop lobsters, crabs and other shellfish being boiled alive by uploading a selfie to show the government you support Crustacean Compassion’s campaign. The government is still undecided about including crustaceans in the new Sentience Bill, so please, no matter where you’re from, upload a selfie to tell the British government to do the right thing.…
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Crustaceans to colour and protect!
Download and colour these lovely pictures of crustaceans and then scroll down to see how you can protect them in real life 😀 Crustacean Compassion is an award-winning animal welfare organisation dedicated to the humane treatment of decapod crustaceans. They are a group of animal welfare professionals who are shocked by the inhumane treatment of…