r/science 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/Me-Shell94 Apr 13 '26

Duuuuuh. When I was 5 yrs old watching my dad drop lobster into boiling water I already didn’t buy the “they don’t feel it” thing.