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Sep 10

Why Decapod Crustaceans Deserve Our Attention

Did you know that lobsters can recognise individuals and crabs can exhibit complex social behaviours and hierarchies?

Aug 1

What does ‘marine’ mean to you?

What does the word ‘marine’ mean to you? Our CEO, Ben, reflects on our deep waters and all that lives within it

Jul 15

Innovation in the air at Oceanovation

At the end of June, we travelled to The Hague in The Netherlands to take part in the Oceanovation Live festival.

Jul 5

The General Election is over – so what happens now?

After a six-week long campaign, millions of votes have been cast and counted and the results are in.

Jun 26

Who is pledging support to decapod welfare in the General Election?

Polling day is just over one week away but people across the country have already started voting by post, as candidates and party leaders...

May 31

Hit and miss for decapod welfare at industry conferences

Seafood industry innovation was on the agenda at two conferences in London this month, although the results were varied.

May 24

What does the General Election mean for Crustacean Compassion?

When a very wet Rishi Sunak announced that Britain will go to the polls for the fourth time in less than a decade on 04 July 2024, it...

May 8

Stop live sales to the public!

Crustacean Compassion began as a voluntary organisation after hearing the disturbing news that live crabs were being sold in shrink wrap...

Mar 8

Decapods in Science – Where are we now?

It is almost two years since the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act completed its passage through the House of Commons and became law. We had...

Feb 5

Keeping decapods on the political agenda in 2024

It might feel like a bleak start to 2024 but we look ahead to the progress we hope to make on further protection for decapods. This year...

Jan 23

Snapshot 2023 reveals supermarkets’ decapod welfare scores

One year after the launch of The Snapshot: Industry Benchmark on Decapod Crustacean Welfare, the scores of major UK retailers and seafood...

Jan 4

A New Year message from our CEO

Thank you for all your support over the last 12 months. It has been a long journey from a small group of committed volunteers who in 2017...

Dec 13, 2023

Promoting shrimp consumption - but no animal welfare in sight?

The Global Shrimp Forum has published a recent study into the promotion of shrimp consumption. The study highlights the changing eating...

Dec 12, 2023

Crustacean Compassion at Padstow Christmas Festival

Our Campaign Manager, Carol Lever, and Fundraising Manager, Suzanne Featherstone, were lucky enough to visit Padstow's Christmas Festival...

Dec 4, 2023

Choose compassion over cruelty this Christmas

Christmas is the most popular occasion for purchasing live decapod crustaceans to cook and eat at home* with this year’s holiday season...

Nov 17, 2023

'Leave your silo at the door': Crustacean Compassion at Anthropy 2023

"Leave your silo at the door" is the message that greets you as you arrive at The Eden Project in Cornwall, ahead of the Anthropy 2023...

Oct 13, 2023

Open Seas launch campaign to boycott scampi

Crustacean Compassion welcome the spotlight that Open Seas is shining on the environmental impacts of the scampi industry, but we are...

Oct 12, 2023

Promoting decapod welfare at Party Conferences

The Party Conference season is over for another year – as politicians, activists and lobbyists return home from a three-week tour of...

Sep 29, 2023

Sustainable Seafood must include animal welfare

There seems to have been a spate of opinion pieces recently about the benefits of eating seafood for people and planet. It’s seen as a...

Sep 13, 2023

Crustacean Compassion at the Global Shrimp Forum

In early September, we attended the Global Shrimp Forum 2023 in Utrecht and were delighted to see animal welfare included in the...

Sep 12, 2023

Crustacean Compassion on the road for decapod crustaceans used in scientific research

Since the passage of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act last year, which recognises decapod crustaceans as sentient animals in UK for the...

Aug 16, 2023

New Board Directors join team CC

Crustacean Compassion is pleased to announce four new directors have joined our board in a voluntary capacity, bringing with them a...

Aug 16, 2023

Launching our summer campaign to #CloseTheLoophole

At Crustacean Compassion we talk a lot about the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, also known as the Sentience Act. The reason we talk...

Jul 20, 2023

Our new 'Sea to Plate' report highlights the scale of decapod crustacean suffering

Every year, more than 420 million crabs, lobsters, nephrops (langoustines), prawns and shrimp (decapod crustaceans)are landed by UK...

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