A new animal-welfare law raises the bar for experimenting on decapod crustaceans.
This story was originally published in our JanLast spring, the U.K. passed the Animal Welfare Act 2022, marking the first time that animals were declared sentient by British law. The legislation recognized the rights of vertebrate animals such as mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, plus famously intelligent invertebrates like the octopus. While some protections already existed for those creatures, the new act unexpectedly added decapod crustaceans to the mix, including lobsters, crabs and shrimp.
The new British legislation — which mirrors laws in Spain, parts of Australia, and other regions — means that scientists experimenting on lobsters and crabs will likely need an ethical committee to approve of their work and consider the animals’ well-being. But all decapods in the U.K. aren’t out of hot water just yet.
That’s because the seafood industry is governed by different regulations. Any future changes to those seafood laws, however, will have to consider decapod sentience. “I am guessing that things will change,” Elwood adds.
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