About Us

Crustacean Compassion is an animal welfare organisation dedicated to obtaining full legal protection for decapod crustaceans. We are a group of professional animal welfare campaigners who are shocked by the inhumane treatment of crabs, lobsters, prawns and crayfish in the food industry, given what is now known about their sentience. We began our campaign when we heard that crabs were being sold alive fully immobilised in shrinkwrap in UK supermarkets; and that the RSPCA were powerless to act as the animals were not covered by the Animal Welfare Act 2006.


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New lobster welfare codes let food industry off the hook

Animal welfare organisation Crustacean Compassion has hit out at the UK seafood industry over new voluntary codes of practice released last week,... read more

07.08.2024 • By Crustacean Compassion

CRAB AND LOBSTER WELFARE TAKES A STEP FORWARD WITH FIRST UK SUPERMARKET...

Companies face first assessment of welfare standards for crabs, lobsters and prawns since the y were legally recognised as sentient and able to... read more

25.01.2023 • By Crustacean Compassion

CRABS AND LOBSTERS: SENTIENT BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT

A monumental step for animal welfare was taken today (28 April 2022) in the UK as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II granted Royal Assent to the... read more

28.04.2022 • By Crustacean Compassion

Victory for Crabs and Lobsters as Sentience Bill Recognising They Feel...

A monumental step for animal welfare was taken on Thursday 7 April 2022 in the UK House of Lords as the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill passed... read more

11.04.2022 • By Crustacean Compassion

Crabs and Lobsters Unite the Parties and Move One Step Closer to Being...

It’s rare to hear about cross-party consensus in UK politics, but yesterday [Monday 06 December] this happened in the House of Lords at... read more

07.12.2021 • By Crustacean Compassion

Lords propose ban on boiling lobsters alive

EMBARGOED UNTIL 2:30PM 6 TH JULY 2021. IMAGES AVAILABLE FROM 4PM. Snappily dressed shellfish campaigners gathered outside the House of... read more

06.07.2021 • By Crustacean Compassion

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