A lot of people consider boiling a lobster alive to be inhumane and cruel. Other people believe that the nervous system of a lobster is too simple for it to feel any pain at all, similar to insects. This subject remains a topic of controversy, still to this day.
Studies have been carried out by a number of researchers and universities to determine the most humane method of boiling lobster.
Taken from Help With Cooking
Lobsters may feel even more pain than we would in similar situations. According to invertebrate zoologist Jaren G. Horsley, "The lobster does not have an autonomic nervous system that puts it into a state of shock when it is harmed. It probably feels itself being cut. ... I think the lobster is in a great deal of pain from being cut open ... [and] feels all the pain until its nervous system is destroyed" during cooking.
Anyone who has ever boiled a lobster alive knows that when dropped into scalding water, lobsters whip their bodies wildly and scrape the sides of the pot in a desperate attempt to escape. In the journal Science, researcher Gordon Gunter described this method of killing lobsters as "unnecessary torture."PETA has consulted with many marine biologists about the least cruel way to kill a lobster. While the experts couldn't seem to agree on which method would cause the least suffering, they do agree that there really is no humane way to kill these sensitive and unusual animals.
"As an invertebrate zoologist who has studied crustaceans for a number of years, I can tell you the lobster has a rather sophisticated nervous system that, among other things, allows it to sense actions that will cause it harm. … [Lobsters] can, I am sure, sense pain."—Jaren G. Horsley, Ph.D Taken From PETA
Studies have been carried out by a number of researchers and universities to determine the most humane method of boiling lobster.
Taken from Help With Cooking
Lobsters may feel even more pain than we would in similar situations. According to invertebrate zoologist Jaren G. Horsley, "The lobster does not have an autonomic nervous system that puts it into a state of shock when it is harmed. It probably feels itself being cut. ... I think the lobster is in a great deal of pain from being cut open ... [and] feels all the pain until its nervous system is destroyed" during cooking.
Anyone who has ever boiled a lobster alive knows that when dropped into scalding water, lobsters whip their bodies wildly and scrape the sides of the pot in a desperate attempt to escape. In the journal Science, researcher Gordon Gunter described this method of killing lobsters as "unnecessary torture."PETA has consulted with many marine biologists about the least cruel way to kill a lobster. While the experts couldn't seem to agree on which method would cause the least suffering, they do agree that there really is no humane way to kill these sensitive and unusual animals.
"As an invertebrate zoologist who has studied crustaceans for a number of years, I can tell you the lobster has a rather sophisticated nervous system that, among other things, allows it to sense actions that will cause it harm. … [Lobsters] can, I am sure, sense pain."—Jaren G. Horsley, Ph.D Taken From PETA
"As an invertebrate zoologist who has studied crustaceans for a number of years, I can tell you the lobster has a rather sophisticated nervous system that, among other things, allows it to sense actions that will cause it harm. … [Lobsters] can, I am sure, sense pain."—Jaren G. Horsley, Ph.D
Taken From PETA
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