Re:Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentien...
by iechoz6H on Monday November 22, 2021 @07:46AM
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From the original report [1]
There is no dramatic difference in the quality or
volume of evidence regarding cephalopods as
opposed to decapods. There is more evidence for
sentience in octopods than in true crabs, but the
difference is not vast, and the evidence for
sentience in true crabs is slightly more substantial
than the evidence for sentience in other, less-
studied cephalopods. This leads us to recommend
that, if cephalopods are to be included in the scope
of animal welfare laws, decapods should also be
included.
There is no dramatic difference in the quality or volume of evidence regarding cephalopods as opposed to decapods. There is more evidence for sentience in octopods than in true crabs, but the difference is not vast, and the evidence for sentience in true crabs is slightly more substantial than the evidence for sentience in other, less- studied cephalopods. This leads us to recommend that, if cephalopods are to be included in the scope of animal welfare laws, decapods should also be included.
[1] https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/News-Assets/PDFs/2021/Sentience-i... (PDF)