Conte Francesca, Voslarova Eva, Vecerek Vladimir, Elwood Robert William, Coluccio Paolo, Pugliese Michela, Passantino Annamaria
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, 981 68 Messina, Italy.
Department of Animal Protection and Welfare and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.
Animals (Basel). 2021 Apr 11;11(4):1089. doi: 10.3390/ani11041089.
Vast numbers of crustaceans are produced by aquaculture and caught in fisheries to meet the increasing demand for seafood and freshwater crustaceans. Simultaneously, the public is increasingly concerned about current methods employed in their handling and killing. Recent evidence has shown that decapod crustaceans probably have the capacity to suffer because they show responses consistent with pain and have a relatively complex cognitive capacity. For these reasons, they should receive protection. Despite the large numbers of crustaceans transported and slaughtered, legislation protecting their welfare, by using agreed, standardized methods, is lacking. We review various stunning and killing systems proposed for crustaceans, and assess welfare concerns. We suggest the use of methods least likely to cause suffering and call for the implementation of welfare guidelines covering the slaughter of these economically important animals.
为满足对海鲜和淡水甲壳类动物日益增长的需求，水产养殖产出了大量甲壳类动物，同时渔业也捕获了大量此类动物。与此同时，公众越来越关注当前处理和宰杀它们所采用的方法。最近的证据表明，十足目甲壳类动物可能具备感受痛苦的能力，因为它们表现出与疼痛相符的反应，并且具有相对复杂的认知能力。基于这些原因，它们应该受到保护。尽管有大量甲壳类动物被运输和屠宰，但缺乏使用商定的标准化方法来保护它们福利的立法。我们回顾了为甲壳类动物提议的各种致昏和宰杀系统，并评估了福利问题。我们建议使用最不可能造成痛苦的方法，并呼吁实施涵盖宰杀这些具有经济重要性动物的福利准则。
