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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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[–] Drahngis@feddit.dk 126 points 1 day ago (9 children)

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

Humans are the worst.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 27 points 21 hours ago (14 children)

Most killing involves pain, all meat requires killing.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 14 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

And it should be instant. Not like the extreme polar end of those asian guys skinning a dog while it was still alive for the meat market.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

✂️ this kills the crab

[–] thebustinater@lemmy.zip -1 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

all meat requires killing.

Technically not true... You could amputate and eat part of an animal without killing it

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

A TV reporter became lost on the back roads and stopped at a farm to get directions. As he was talking to the farmer he noticed a pig with a wooden leg. “This could be a great story for the Six O’Clock News.  How did that pig lose his leg?” he asked the farmer. “Well”, said the farmer, “that’s a very special pig. One night not too long ago we had a fire start in the barn, and that pig squealed so loud and long that he woke everyone, and by the time we got there he had herded all the other animals out of the barn. Saved them all.”

“And that was when he hurt his leg?” asked the journalist anxious for a story.  “Nope, he pulled through that just fine.” said the farmer. “Though a while later, I was back in the woods when a bear attacked me. Well, sir, that pig was nearby and he came running and rammed that bear from behind and then chased him off. He saved me for sure.”

“Wow! So the bear injured his leg then?” questioned the reporter.  “No. He came away without a scratch. Though a few days later, my tractor turned over in a ditch and I was knocked unconscious. Well, that pig dove into the ditch and pulled me out before I got cut up in the machinery.”  “Ahh! So his leg got caught under the tactor?” asked the journalist.  “Noooo. We both walked away from that one.” says the farmer.

“So how did he get the wooden leg?” asked the journalist.  “Well”, the farmer replied, “A pig that good you don't eat all at once!"

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 1 points 40 minutes ago

Roadkill and scavenging exists. It's pretty safe when done responsibly

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 37 points 20 hours ago (13 children)

Judging ourselves by what animals do is a wild take. I guess we've just all broadly stopped caring about being human sometime around when "alpha males" became a serious topic of discussion in human behavior.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 14 points 23 hours ago

They get a free pass because they are cute.

[–] dublet@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Have you ever seen felines hunting?

Devastating scenes. CW: I'm going to eat you little fishy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMlDlu-MTRo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeSTI272LM

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago (12 children)

Cats are neither human, nor do they boil their kills just because they can. Cats kill, yes. Cats are murderous little fuckers, yes.

However the issue the above poster is talking about isn't about killing of whatever. Or about eating meat. Their point was about doing it in as humane a way as possible.

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 20 hours ago

Cats are neither human, nor do they boil their kills just because they can.

But, we all know they would if they could.

[–] KiloGex@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

We don't boil lobsters just because we can, but because we cook our food.

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[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Yeah. I kinda like meat, but seriously. At least make it quick and/or painless, not torture.

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

which animal can 100% agree with you on that? maybe crabs but even then maybe not

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