A plan to outlaw the centuries-long practice forms part of the country’s latest animal welfare strategy
The British government has set out plans to ban the live boiling of lobsters and crabs under its latest animal welfare strategy.
The proposal appears in the new strategy published on Monday, and follows the government’s decision in 2022 to formally recognize decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs as sentient beings.
The document says there are gaps in understanding how live animals move through supply chains “from catch to kill,” making it harder to prevent “unnecessary pain or suffering.” To address this, the government said it will…
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