UK Animal Welfare Law Would Recognize Lobsters, Crabs, Octopuses as Sentient Beings

Takeaways:

• A new animal welfare law in the UK will recognize decapods (lobsters and crabs) and cephalopods (like octopus) as sentient beings.
• It would mean that the government recognizes that these marine animals feel pain and they will have to be considered in future policymaking decisions.
• Switzerland, Norway, and New Zealand have already banned this practice […]

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