‘The Herds’ will be arriving in London this Friday!
Have you heard? A breathtaking arts initiative, ‘The Herds’ will be arriving in London this Friday.
Posted 27 Jun 2025
Crustaceans feel anxiety
Posted on the 13th June 2014
New research – in which crayfish were stressed using mild electric shocks – indicates that the species experiences anxiety. This adds to a growing body of evidence that decapod crustaceans (lobsters, crabs, prawns and crayfish) experience pain and fear and, Animal Aid argues, should therefore be protected by the Animal Welfare Act.
Currently, the Act offers protection only to vertebrates. It does allow, however, the appropriate national authority to make regulations to extend the Act to include ‘invertebrates of any description’ if it is satisfied on the basis of scientific evidence that the animals concerned are ‘capable of experiencing pain’.
We believe that the case for decapod crustaceans being both capable of feeling pain and actually experiencing pain is convincing.
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As 123 Greyhounds killed on British tracks, celebrities (and their dogs) call on Government to End Greyhound Racing
As the greyhound racing industry releases its annual data on the number of dogs’ deaths, a raft of well-known names - alongside their canine friends - has called upon the Government to end greyhound racing....
Posted 26 Jun 2025
