Boiling lobsters alive to be banned in UK animal cruelty crackdown

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Source: theguardian.com
Boiling lobsters alive to be banned in UK animal cruelty crackdown

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

Boiling lobsters alive will be banned under proposals 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.

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