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Supermarkets are stepping up for crustacean welfare in The Snapshot 2025. With our new Supermarket Scorecards, you can quickly see how your favourite retailers compare and choose compassionately.

The government is consulting on reforms to the Veterinary Surgeons Act. Our CEO, Dr Ben Sturgeon explains why crustaceans must be included, due to their sentience recognition and ability to feel pain and suffering. You can help shape this change by responding to the consultation before 25 March 2026.

This year proved that change is possible. From bold campaigns to growing industry commitments, every step we took in 2025 brings us closer to a compassionate future crustaceans.

Crustacean Compassion hosted a meet outside of Parliament with other animal advocates to urgently call on Defra to ban boiling alive.

As the dust settles in Westminster after the Cabinet reshuffle earlier this month, we look at what different the new faces might make to our campaigning objectives in the coming months.

Crabs and lobsters face growing threats in the wild - from pollution to destructive fishing. Discover how Crustacean Compassion is taking action and how you can help protect these vital marine species.

The Snapshot 2025 report is underway. As UK food companies face fresh scrutiny, who will update their crustacean welfare policies and the lead the way this year?

Discover how our Rockpool Ranger events went over the summer in Cornwall, and what this means for animal welfare. With legislative change to crustaceans handled in zoos, lets do our bit when we are interacting with them in the wild!

In this blog, Jane, our Corporate Engagement Advisor, introduces the Kinder Kitchens campaign, calling on chefs to lead the way in compassionate seafood sourcing and preparation.

From boxing crabs with pom-poms to turtles with hitchhikers on their backs, decapod crustaceans are some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth. Yet, how much do we really know about them?