Welcome to Shellfish Network's website

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Shellfish are invertebrates which are the most common creatures on the planet and yet, when it comes to welfare and compassion, they are at the bottom of the pile.

We therefore decided to take on the problems of shellfish, which are eaten as a 'delicacy' and are treated simply as 'fruits of the sea'!

But they are not apples, or oranges; they are living, breathing creatures with their own needs and capabilities. Who have a captivating beauty all their own. So we aim to:

1 - Increase public awareness of the fact that shellfish are living creatures capable of experiencing pain, stress and pleasure.

2 - Stop the cruelty involved in, and eventually to bring an end to, the slaughter of shellfish for human consumption and other abuses.

Updated: August 16, 2008

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News

Feb 2007 - Stop subsidies for plundering of the deep seas, say scientists. Read More ...

March 2007 - Tesco and Sainsburys are selling live mussells. Read more ...

Sept 2007 - US lobster fishing is killing off whales. Read more ...

Oct 2007 - Marine life in peril as protection law is delayed. Read more ...

Nov 2007 - Lobsters feel pain, its official! Read more ...

<< Also read our Summer 2008 newsletter for more news ...

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