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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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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

How can I stun mussels before I steam them?

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Watching carnists try to discuss animal welfare while their own cognitive dissonance is constantly triggering is creepy as fuck.

[–] anarchaos@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

this is nonsensical gibberish.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

I assure you I can precisely define every word I just used, and even provide corroborating third party definitions. Perhaps you are struggling under the very cognitive dissonance I mentioned. Perhaps like most people you are living in denial.

[–] anarchaos@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

what is the term for being condescending, while also being wrong?

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You dare not make a claim that can actually be challenged lest you be proven wrong. Go ahead. Ask me to define something.

[–] anarchaos@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago

merry christmas, jerkface

[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 17 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

I mean…this should be framed as an attempt at fixing an urban myth: that lobster tastes best when cooked alive.

I worked in restaurants for years and we always killed them quickly and humanely before we boiled them.

To me this is just low hanging fruit.

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[–] rossman@lemmy.zip 5 points 19 hours ago

I had to tactfully shame my mom for this. Asked if she wanted her end to be quick or slow. She didn't have the capacity to even think of it cause it's not a possibility. Some folks just don't really think about others in certain ways.

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