Scientists call for immediate ban on boiling crabs alive after ground-breaking discovery

It's a common misconception that crabs and lobsters scream as you plunge them into boiling water to cook. The researchers have proven that crabs really can feel pain just like any other animal, meaning that being boiled is likely to be an excruciatingly painful death. In their study, the researchers used brain scans to see how crabs' nervous systems react when they are exposed to painful stimuli. Researchers are calling for an urgent ban on boiling crabs alive as a shocking study proves that they really can feel pain The researchers took partially paralysed shore crabs, also known as European green crabs, and attached electrodes to clusters of nerves called ganglia which make up their central nervous system. Although they are not currently covered by EU animal welfare legislation, the researchers say their study finds that crustaceans including crabs such as the European green crab used in the trail, lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish all feel pain when killed The researchers are calling for crabs to be stunned with electricity when caught so that they do not suffer a painful death by boiling or suffocation 'Because now we have scientific evidence that they both experience and react to pain.'