Crabs feel pain, scientists find - prompting calls for more humane ways to cook shellfish

Scientists call for humane cooking methods as crabs found to feel pain

Pain response appeared shorter and more powerful when crabs faced physical stress

Crabs feel pain, scientists find - prompting calls for more humane ways to cook shellfish

Boiling crabs and lobsters alive is a common method of cooking them - researchers say that needs to change after finding pain is processed in a crab's brain.

Disturbing study calls for immediate ban on boiling crabs alive

Have you ever wondered if crabs and lobsters felt pain or fear as they were being boiled alive before making it onto your dinner plate?

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Study proves that crabs feel pain

A new study has shown that crabs feel pain and has prompted calls for more humane methods of cooking them instead of boiling the creatures alive.

You Might Want to Stop Boiling Crabs and Lobsters After This New Scientific Discovery

Image Credit: Getty Images/Jami Tarris A new study suggests that crabs and lobsters may experience pain similarly to humans and other animals. It was previously believed that decapods’ (crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, and prawns) nervous systems were too simple to feel pain and that any reaction to being boiled was a reflex response. Given the outcomes of this study, scientists are pushing for a ban on boiling crabs and lobsters until further…