Move is part of a long-awaited Labour strategy including outlawing hen cages and ending puppy farming

Boiling lobsters while they are alive and conscious will be banned as part of a government strategy to improve animal welfare in England.

Government ministers say that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will be published.

The practice is already illegal in Switzerland, Norway and New Zealand. Animal welfare charities say that stunning lobsters with an electric gun or chilling them in cold air or ice before boiling them is more humane.

  • underscores@lemmy.zipEnglish
    21·
    3 hours ago

    I do think the next human milestone would be to realize killing animals for sustenance is wrong, and I’m saying that as a meat eater.

    I think “decades” sadly is a bit too optimistic

    • IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 hours ago

      Most people are happy to eat alternatives provided they are as cheap and taste good. The meat industry can be killed by good vegan food.

      • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        I reckon culture-grown meat will be the big one that shifts people away from slaughter meat.

        Sure, growing it from a culture will still have people refusing on ethics grounds, but it’s damned sight less suffering.

      • rbesfe@lemmy.caEnglish
        11·
        2 hours ago

        There is no such thing as a good tasting vegan meat replacement. Beyond meat is the closest I’ve seen and even that is a little gross