Crabs and lobsters may get similar rights to mammals in UK experiments
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from Science | The Guardian on (#5YHDS)
Exclusive: Guardian learns sentience law could mean strict welfare rules extended to crustaceans and decapods
Scientific experiments on crabs and lobsters could be curbed when the animal sentience bill becomes law, the Guardian has learned.
There are few restrictions on how crustaceans and decapods can be treated in scientific studies, in contrast with mice and other mammals, for which there are strict welfare laws.
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