
Animal Pain Awareness Month
September is Animal Pain Awareness Month. Despite feeling pain, animals like crabs and lobsters (decapod crustaceans) are boiled alive, chopped up alive and sent in the post. Learn more about how we know decapods can feel pain, why this is so important, and what you can do to help. What is Animal Pain Awareness Month? During September veterinary professionals around the world use the annual Animal Pain Awareness Month to promote the important message of recognising and unders