This is probably the most exciting news piece we’ve written so far! This week the UK government released a report ‘Review of the Evidence of Sentience in Cephalopod Molluscs and Decapod Crustaceans’, which concluded that these animals are sentient, can feel pain and should be protected in law. Decapods are sentient In 2020, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned an independent research team from the London School of Economics to invest

Throughout September, our supporters added their faces to our Selfie Wall. By adding their face, they were showing the government that they care about the welfare of animals like crabs, lobsters and shrimp (decapod crustaceans). After receiving hundreds of selfies, we’ve transformed the faces of our supporters into welfare mosaics. Now we’re using these mosaics to show Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) how much support there is for the protection of t

Climate change will affect us all, whether we live on land or in the oceans. In light of COP26, we’re exploring some of the ways that climate change is impacting animals like crabs, lobsters and prawns, and also how the consumption of these animals is contributing to climate change. Increasing Water Temperatures As the atmosphere warms, so is the water, and warmer water holds less gas. Decapods like crabs and lobsters breath oxygen, so lower oxygen levels in water will impac