A new animal protection bill is being considered in the UK, which includes crabs, octopuses, and lobsters. According to a study by experts from the London School of Economics and Political Science, these invertebrates are sensitive creatures and have the ability to feel pain and suffering. The scientific publication New Atlas writes.
The bill aims to ensure the rights of animals and take into account their feelings.
Experts have reviewed several hundred scientific studies to test invertebrate intelligence. Scientists have developed eight criteria to determine their reasonableness.
A statement from the London School of Economics and Political Science said that they could experience pain, pleasure, hunger, thirst, warmth, joy, comfort, and excitement.
The introduction of these animals in the bill will not affect the fisheries and restaurant industry yet. The change will ensure that more attention is paid to the protection of these animals in the future. And to ban the live cooking of such creatures.
