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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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[–] Xero@infosec.pub 7 points 6 months ago
[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

After watching Seaspriacy on Netflix, I stopped eating seafood, with exception to dried seaweed.

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[–] crispy_caesus@feddit.org 5 points 6 months ago
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 points 6 months ago

I'm all for this but how are they going to enforce it on a consumer level?

[–] Markus29@feddit.nl 5 points 6 months ago

What about crawfish though?

[–] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Just leave these animals to live their lives however they seem fit. Without unnecessary human interference. As we do have that option.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I.e. prohibit all hunted meats? Then say that. But this is not a practical solution.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago (33 children)

Yes.

Start with prohibiting animal farming, then ban animal murder alltogether.

It is the only solution, it is not actually that difficult, and it is an inevitable outcome of human development.

In a few centuries, humans will look at today's animal explotation the same way we look at cannibalism and slavery.

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 months ago

In a few centuries, humans will look at today's animal explotation the same way we look at cannibalism and slavery.

some already do, but most people who have heard this argument are not convinced of it, so I doubt this is how things will turn out

[–] remon@ani.social 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Start with prohibiting animal farming, then ban animal murder alltogether.

That certainly would be an interesting civil war.

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[–] Moolam@hilariouschaos.com 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dont know if you're only referrung to lobsters or all animals but strictly speaking, humans are also animals and letting everyone live life as they see fit is already the default if you will. That includes letting people who want to cook lobsters do that

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[–] rossman@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 months 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.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Good change, as someone who's vegan.

We'll take what we can get

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