Sign the petition to end the live sale of crabs, lobsters and prawns to the public

Why it's urgent

The campaign page gives no closing date or scheduled decision, so there is no fixed deadline for this petition.

The strategy

The petition builds public support for ending live sales. The report does not say who receives the petition. Because live sales are not currently illegal, a change would need new law or regulation, so a signature alone is a small step.

Why it scored 50

Scale: Huge

Guess of 1 million to 10 million live decapods sold a year in the UK; no source in the report gives a figure for live sales.

Severity: Serious

Ending live sales would stop a route that the campaign says leads to boiling and cutting while animals are conscious, a meaningful improvement, though the report does not confirm how many animals die this way.

Chance of success: Long shot

The report shows no government or retailer signal in favour of ending live sales, so this is a long-shot policy change.

Your difference: Small

A single petition signature is one among very many, so one person's signature changes the result very little.