Boiling lobsters while they are alive and conscious will be banned in a bid to improve animal welfare in England. Government ministers say that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for ...

Chefs and adventurous home cooks are to be banned from killing lobsters and crabs by boiling them alive as is traditional under a Labour animal welfare crackdown. A new strategy issued today says that ...

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 ...

The Animal Law Foundation, which has campaigned heavily on the issue, said the development represents a landmark moment in the fight for increased protections for crustaceans. Decapod crustaceans were ...