Lobster or crabs don't feel pain? Think again!!
'In another experiment Elwood investigated whether hermit crabs could make motivational trade-offs as a result of pain. They presented Pagurus bernhardus crabs with two types of shell, one of which the animals are known to prefer, and gave some of the animals small electric shocks when they were inside these new homes.
When these crabs were later presented with a new shell they could move into, the shocked crabs were more likely to take up this offer, and they did so more quickly.'
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2 Replies to “Lobster or crabs don't feel pain? Think again!!”
They are living creatures with feelings. They deserve to live freely and healthily. Their pain is real.
+James Gordon indeed, that is why this kind of research is essential to provide the evidence to treat this type of animals like any other type.