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. Animal welfare charities say that stunning lobsters with an electric gun or chilling them in cold air or ice before boiling them is more humane. Animal welfare charities say trail hunting is being deployed as a “smokescreen” to carry on killing foxes. “While Farage focuses on defending hunts that are often used as a smokescreen for killing wild animals, Labour is dealing with outdated laws which permit poor animal welfare practices.

Source: The Guardian December 22, 2025 18:31 UTC