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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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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Electrical stunning isn't an option for home chefs. I have heard of chilling but not sure if that is also being banned in the UK or not, given that they would still be alive. And yeah, no idea how reliable someone is going to be in actually killing it and not just rendering it unable to move but still feeling everything.

Even if a perfect knife cut works, how precise do you need to be? The best method would be the one which is pretty easy to do successfully. Also what about other crustaceans?

[–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago

Freezing is an interesting method. Humans, being warm blooded, have a hard time in the cold. A lot of cold blooded animals just slow down when they get cold. I've no idea how it works for lobsters though, would be interesting to know.