Farm Animals

Welfare of Commercially Farmed Snails

Land snails are farmed in increasing numbers for food and cosmetics ingredients; their welfare as molluscs with nociceptive capacity warrants consideration.

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Welfare Considerations

Farmed snail welfare deserves attention proportionate to their sentience uncertainty. While the probability of rich experience is low, their nociceptive responses suggest some degree of suffering is possible. Low-cost husbandry improvements apply reasonable precaution.

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