Shrimp and decapod crustaceans have been found to meet several criteria for sentience, including possession of nociceptors, integrative brain regions, and adaptive responses to pain stimuli. The evidence supporting their sentience is significant and has led to their inclusion as sentient beings in various countries' laws. This recognition is based on scientific evidence indicating that they can experience pain and distress. The fact that governments and academia are acknowledging their sentience suggests a strong body of evidence supporting their case.
We are celebrating our 10th podcast episode - Yay! To celebrate, we interviewed Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla from the Shrimp Welfare Initiative who inspired the name of our podcast, How I Learned to Love Shrimp.
Shrimp Welfare Project is the only organisation solely dedicated to improving the lives of shrimp. In this episode we talk about the case for working on shrimp, the current scale of and practices within shrimp farming, as well as what Shrimp Welfare Project have learned over the past 2 years.
Thanks to all of our listeners so far and we look forward to the next 10!
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