England will ban boiling lobsters alive after recognizing they experience pain during the process. 🦞🇬🇧
Reports say England is preparing to ban the practice of boiling lobsters alive following a 2022 law that officially recognized octopuses, crabs, and lobsters as sentient beings capable of feeling distress. Animal welfare advocates state that live boiling causes several minutes of severe pain. Kitchens will be required to adopt humane alternatives, such as electric stunning or rapid chilling.
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References:
BBC News: UK Government Announces Plans to Ban Boiling Lobsters Alive in Animal Welfare Strategy.
The Guardian: Live Boiling of Crabs and Lobsters Set to Be Outlawed Following Sentience Legislation.
Reuters: England Moves Toward Humane Kitchen Standards with Upcoming Ban on Live Crustacean Boiling.
@DamonCrowley@mindly.social even if they did not feel pain, don't you think boiling anything alive is savagery?