Lobster sentience
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The Sentience Bill is unfinished business from Brexit Instead, the lobster should be lauded as the animal that has put the UK back on the top of the animal welfare chart. And despite the overwhelming science and public support, the issue of their sentience has been hijacked by some lobby groups as a symbol of the so-called 'woke' agenda. However, over the past year, the humble lobster has become a poster child of a culture war. The RSPCA, Crustacean Compassion and many other groups, have long been campaigning for these creatures to be seen as sentient in law and we believe the science is very clear in showing that they are. When I first saw the recent report from the London School of Economics (LSE), which confirmed strong evidence of sentience in decapod crustaceans (such as crabs and lobsters) and cephalopods (like octopus and squid), I breathed a huge sigh of relief. It found that seven in 10 thefts involved dogs, with evidence that there had been about 2,000 dog theft crimes reported to police last year.Ī survey for the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association in March suggested that 2.1 million people had acquired a new pet during the Covid-19 lockdown and 1.2 million planned to get one.Emma Slawinski, Director of Advocacy and Policy at the RSPCA, explains why recognising that decapods and cephalopods (animals such as crabs and squid) are sentient is a scientific fact and far from the so-called 'woke' agenda. The move is based on the recommendations made by the Pet Theft Taskforce which the government set up in May to examine the issue. This comes months after the British government said that it is planning to make pet abduction an offence.
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It is currently under debate in the United Kingdom. The bill, when it becomes law, will establish an animal sentience committee made up of experts from within the field. The science is now clear that decapods and cephalopods can feel pain and therefore it is only right they are covered by this vital piece of legislation," animal welfare minister Lord Zac Goldsmith said in a statement. "The Animal Welfare Sentience Bill provides a crucial assurance that animal wellbeing is rightly considered when developing new laws. Vertebrates - animals with a backbone - are already classified as sentient under the new legislation. It also suggested best practices for their transport, stunning and slaughter. The report further said that lobsters and crabs shouldn't be boiled alive. They studied more than 300 species for the study before concluding that cephalopods (such as octopuses) and decapods (such as crabs and lobsters) should be treated as sentient beings, according to CNN. The report has been prepared by experts at the London School of Economics (LSE). The review has recommended protection for these species under new animal welfare laws. This comes after an independent review commissioned by the UK government concluded that there is strong scientific evidence decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs are sentient. The UK government has declared octopuses, crabs and lobsters as 'sentient beings', meaning they have some amount of consciousness and are capable of experiencing pain or suffering.