A group of European scientists calls for nations to ban boiling live crabs after discovering that crustaceans feel pain when boiled.
Scientists from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have discovered that pain stimuli are sent to crustaceans’ brains during the boiling process.
PhD student Eleftherios Kasiouras shared, “We believe that boiling crustaceans alive should be banned, and other techniques, such as electro stunning, should be applied the moment that the crustaceans are caught.”
“There is more and more evidence emerging, including our research, that decapods [crabs] experience pain so we should treat them as we would treat other animals,” added Kasiouras.
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Per Life News:
Leftists never want us to have any fun. Or, apparently, any food except for bugs.
Bringing a nice little storm cloud to rain all over your next summer seafood boil are these scientists, who have now declared that it’s cruel to boil live shellfish like crabs and lobsters because, they say they’ve recently learned, these little bottom-skitterers can feel pain, meaning they don’t appreciate being roasted alive next to your potatoes and corn on the cob.
In fact, the group of zoologists from the University of Gothenburg – which is in Sweden, not that you care – have called for an immediate ban on the practice.
Lead author and PhD student Eleftherios Kasiouras told the DailyMailOnline, “We believe that the boiling crustaceans alive should be banned and other techniques such as electro stunning should be applied the moment that the crustaceans are caught.
Co-author of the research Lynne Sneddon added, “We need to find less painful ways to kill shellfish if we are to continue eating them. Because now we have scientific evidence that they both experience and react to pain.”
