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Ban the Sale and Killing, including Live Boiling, of Crustaceans

Submitted by Victoria Salter on Sunday 21st November 2021

Published on Thursday 2nd December 2021

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 2nd June 2022

Signatures: 179

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Animal ~ animal welfare ~ Animals ~ Crabs ~ Millions ~ Sale ~ Sales ~ Thousands

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Ban the Sale and Killing, including Live Boiling, of Crustaceans

Petition Details

There is evidence that lobsters and crabs may very well feel pain. Despite this, thousands of tonnes of lobsters are landed in the UK every year. Many of these lobsters would have been plunged, alive and possibly conscious, into boiling water.

Additional Information

The UK Government have acknowledged that lobsters are sentient. Yet, because lobsters are not protected under UK animal welfare laws, it is currently still legal to boil them alive. Banning the sale and killing, including live boiling, of crustaceans could save millions of these animals’ lives and help protect them from such unnecessary cruelty.


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