Scientists call for an immediate ban on boiling lobsters alive - as they confirm crustaceans CAN feel pain Scientists have called for an immediate ban on boiling lobsters alive - as they confirm that crustaceans can feel pain.
This spike in activity is considered very strong evidence that crabs and other tetrapod crustaceans can feel pain] The open letter's main argument is that boiling live decapod crustaceans - a group of animals including crabs and lobsters, is already illegal under UK law.
In an open letter sent to the Government, scientists argue that this is good reason to make boiling them alive illegal] In an open letter sent to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) this morning and shared exclusively with MailOnline, they argue that boiling lobsters and crabs alive should be made illegal.
A group of scientists, lawyers, and charities is calling on the Government to urgently ban boiling lobsters and crabs alive amid clear evidence that they can feel pain (file photo).
The fact that crab nociceptors send signals to the brain is, therefore, extremely strong evidence that crabs and lobsters feel and process pain rather than just reflexively respond to stimuli.
