Boiling lobsters while they are alive and conscious will be banned as part of a government strategy to improve animal welfare in England.

Government ministers say that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will be published.

The practice is already illegal in Switzerland, Norway and New Zealand. Animal welfare charities say that stunning lobsters with an electric gun or chilling them in cold air or ice before boiling them is more humane.

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[–] 154 points 8 months ago (22 children)

It frightens me that we can't 100% agree that boiling a living thing that feels pain, is bad.

Humans are the worst.

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  • [–] 39 points 8 months ago (43 children)

    Most killing involves pain, all meat requires killing.

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (22 children)

    Have you ever seen felines hunting? They are fucking psychos by your standards.

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