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Crabs, crustaceans, and pain

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Crabs, crustaceans, and pain

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Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 7 days ago

Immediate ban on boiling crabs and lobsters called for after disturbing study

Have you ever wondered if crabs and lobsters felt pain or fear as they were being boiled alive before making it onto your dinner plate?

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Some pain responses are not mental. The easiest example is withdrawal reflexes. Reflexes don’t make it all the way to the brain but use reflex arcs.

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