Is it Selfish to Eat Shellfish?

Is it Selfish to Eat Shellfish?

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Can crabs feel pain? New research on the clawed crustaceans suggests the answer is yes.

A group of UK researchers came to this conclusion by examining the reactions of common shore crabs to mild electric shocks in a study released today in the Journal of Experimental Biology. The key to their finding is the distinction between the nervous system activity known as nociception and pain, which is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience. For years, many researchers assumed crustaceans such as crabs experienced the former, but not the latter.