The following is copied and pasted from an email we received from Crustacean Compassion today. PLEASE take a couple of minutes to read it and take action to finally end this barbarity:

Last week we went to Westminster to take a stand against boiling alive – and wow, what a fantastic turnout of support we had.

On Tuesday 21 October, our team gathered outside Parliament to call on Defra to finally ban the horrific practice of boiling animals alive. We were joined by some of you, our amazing supporters, alongside MPs, our friends from other animal protection organisations, and our fabulous ambassador Wendy Turner-Webster, who brought along her wonderful 96-year-old father Brian. Together we formed a powerful collective voice for decapod crustaceans.

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With our banners raised and voices united, we delivered a clear message to newly appointed Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds: BAN BOILING ALIVE.

And here’s the crux of it: Defra has already promised to publish guidelines on the humane slaughter of decapod crustaceans – guidelines that should end live boiling. We welcomed that commitment. But with fewer than 10 weeks left in 2025, those guidelines still haven’t appeared.

The delay is unacceptable, and we’ve reached boiling point with the government’s inertia.

That’s why we showed up, and why we’ll keep showing up. Because crustaceans may not have voices, but we do. And we’ll keep speaking up until the law reflects compassion. You can too, by taking action today.

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Let’s keep the momentum going – join our pincer movement and together, we can make boiling alive a thing of the past. 

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