
Great News. . . What Next?
Last week, on Thursday 7th April, the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill completed its time in Parliament and is ready to become law! This...

Sentience Bill’s Final Steps to Become Law
The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill is due to complete its passage through Parliament next week as MPs will have their final chance to...

Science Confirms that Hermit Crabs are Amazing
A brand new scientific paper has just been published, and it’s all about amazing Hermit Crabs! The research was conducted by Professor...

Show Lobsters Some Love this Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day is all about love, but unfortunately, in preparation for romantic dinners, sales of live lobster increase in February...

MPs unanimously support Sentience Bill in House of Commons
Last week MPs had their first chance to discuss the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill during the Second Reading debate in the House of...

Have your say on EU animal welfare legislation
European Commission’s Public Consultation The European Union is currently reviewing all animal welfare legislation. As part of this...

End of Year News Round-up
2021 has been a very busy and exciting year! It has flown by and it’s easy to lose track, so we’ve decided to put together a summary of...

Christmas Appeal
The past few months have been extremely exciting, with one bit of great news after the next! First, the government commissioned official...

Parliament Explained: What next for the Animal Sentience Bill?
Earlier this week the House of Lords finished its examination of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill – which despite limited opposition...

More Great News at the Sentience Bill Report Stage
You may not believe it, but we’re back reporting even more great news! On Friday 19th November, an official government report was...

UK Government Recognises Crabs, Lobsters & Prawns as Sentient and Plans to Protect them!
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...

Selfie Wall Mosaics: Can you spot yourself?
Throughout September, our supporters added their faces to our Selfie Wall. By adding their face, they were showing the government that...

Decapods and Climate Change #COP26
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...

We're Hiring!
We are officially hiring for a new role: Senior Policy and Public Affairs Advisor. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team! Over...

Everything you need to know about the government’s review of decapod sentience
Over the past year, you will most likely have heard us refer to the ‘LSE Report’ on decapod crustacean sentience, commissioned by Defra....

Falling behind. . . Time for the UK to Catch Up on Animal Welfare
There has been news recently about animals like crabs, lobsters and prawns (decapod crustaceans) receiving protection in other places...

Special Edition A-Law Journal
Our blog is featured in the latest special edition UK Centre for Animal Law (A-Law) Journal! The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill: A...

August Newsletter: What happened in August?
Actions Update During August, you helped us meet some big supporter action goals. We have had over 200 faces added to our selfie wall,...

7 weeks ago. . . 7 weeks to go!
7 weeks ago... Exactly 7 weeks ago today we were in Westminster while the Animal (Welfare) Sentience Bill was being debated in the House...

Decapods in the Media
The past two months have seen decapods all over the media. In June there was a flurry of news that lobsters and octopuses could feel pain...

Our day in Westminster... and the news that followed!
Decapods at Westminster On the 6th July last week, we held an event outside Westminster whilst the Grand Committee debated the Animal...

Professor Culum Brown on protecting decapods in scientific research
It's a little known fact that live decapod crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters are used in scientific experimentation, particularly in...

It’s been a ‘crabulous’ week!
It’s been a ‘crabulous’ week! We have lots of exciting things to update you on. We started the week by meeting with Defra. Conversations...

Take 3 minutes to be part of animal welfare history
Last week’s article in the Daily Telegraph revealed how live lobsters are being sent in the post via Amazon as if they were no more...