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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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[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

No, it fucking ain't.

And it's also not a funny joke.

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 2 points 14 minutes ago* (last edited 6 minutes ago)

Curious response.

Indifferent, dismissive, in denial, about the suffering of plants? Speciesist? Just never been introduced to plants, be it with plant medicine, or scientific studies? Plants feel. Just because it's not expressed in familiar mammalian ways, does not mean they're not living feeling beings. Seeing chopping down plants and eating them as barbaric is a valid perspective to take. I wonder if you have anything above contradiction on Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement to make your argument have any compelling substance...? Or if this will just remain as a limbic reflex to preserve self image, without entertaining the idea in curiosity. Come, get curious, not furious. :)

[Edit: Oh wow. Just saw the up/down votes ratio on that "Chopping down plants & eating them is also barbaric." comment. At time of writing, up 8, down 55! Wow. Presumably a lot of other people also kicking off all reflexive in defence of their magnanimous morally-superior identification/self-image (presumably) being vegetarian or whatever. Face the horror, folks. 'Ain't the angels promoted to be in that moral relativism and speciesistical ignorance. LOL. (Cue all the more down votes on this comment, due to this edit clashing with those who'll still double down in wilful ignorance refusing to look into this. Hehehehehe).]