The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill is due to complete its passage through Parliament next week as MPs will have their final chance to debate its contents. Last month a group of MPs took part in line-by-line consideration of the Bill during Committee Stage. None of the proposed amendments were agreed, so the unchanged Bill returns for Report Stage on Monday 14 March. This is the last chance for MPs to suggest changes to the Bill, and several have been tabled already. These in

A brand new scientific paper has just been published, and it’s all about amazing Hermit Crabs! The research was conducted by Professor Robert Elwood of Queen’s University Belfast and shows us why we shouldn’t underestimate these small animals... A really interesting fact about hermit crabs is that they cannot grow their own shells and rely on the cast-off shells of others animals to survive. With the whole ocean to search, finding the right shell is very important. Shell sele