Animal welfare risks from commercial practices involving cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans
2025
Heather Browning | Charlotte Burn | Alexandra K Schnell | Andrew Crump | Jonathan Birch
There is increasing recognition that the welfare needs of cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans are important. Current commercial practices involving these animals include a range of potential threats to their welfare, such as conditions of farming, capture, transport, and slaughter. This article draws from and updates our 2021 review for the UK Government, recommending a range of relatively simple and impactful changes that could benefit welfare while highlighting important research gaps that should be prioritised to facilitate the drafting of guidelines for best-practice.
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