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Lobsters, octopus and crabs recognised as sentient beings

Amendment to Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill following LSE report on decapod and cephalopod sentience

I'm wondering if this means I can't eat 'em any more, 'cause eating sentient beings is kinda icky, ain't it?

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, The Rt Hon Lord Benyon, and The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith Published19 November 2021

 

• Crabs, octopus and lobsters to be recognised as sentient beings in government policy decision making
  
• Decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs will be recognised under the scope of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill
  
• Amendment to Bill follows London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) scientific research findings on decapod and cephalopod sentience
  
• Existing industry practices will not be affected and there will be no direct impact on shellfish catching or in restaurant kitchens
  

The scope of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill has today been extended to recognise lobsters, octopus and crabs and all other decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs as sentient beings.

Nah, I'm still gonna eat 'em. I've always been a bit uncouth and uncivilized like that.

The idea DOES make me feel a little like the Kanamit aliens in the Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man", though.

Sentience:
The capacity to experience feelings and sensations. It's a feelz Bill for the kids.