Lobster consumption is increasing (Conte et al., 2021). In previous decades their sentience was not recognised and there was little concern for their welfare (Sherwin, 2001). Despite some authors maintaining that literature on pain in decapod crustaceans (which includes lobsters) is weak (Diggles, 2019; Sneddon, 2018; Puri, 2015; Rose, 2014), recent studies have concluded that decapod crustaceans are sentient and therefore should be protected
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