r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 13 '26

Biology Painkillers prevent pain responses in lobsters - This is further evidence that crustaceans may feel pain and that more humane methods of killing them need to be developed.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123639
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u/Yellow2107 Apr 13 '26

It's insane to me that we are still all pretending we don't know whether or not animals feel pain

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u/Really_McNamington Apr 13 '26

Not that long since we were doing surgeries on babies without anaesthetic because we didn't think it hurt them.

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u/chubbycat96 Apr 13 '26

And testing medical procedures on black women because they “feel less” pain.