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DarkJedi · 08-13-2003, 01:21 AM

?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.

Lobsters may even feel more pain than we would in similar situations. One popular food magazine recently suggested cutting live lobsters in half before tossing them on the grill (a recipe that?s ?not for the squeamish,? the magazine warned), and more than one chef has been known to slice and dice lobsters before cooking them. But, says 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.

Don?t heat up the water just yet, though. Anyone who has ever boiled a lobster alive can attest to the fact 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.?

In fact, PETA has consulted with many marine biologists about the most humane way to kill a lobster. While the experts couldn?t seem to agree on which method is best, they do agree that there really is no humane way to kill these sensitive and unusual animals.

Fuckers taste good, though.

08-13-2003, 01:21 AM
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	Is it cruel to boil lobsters alive? ?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. Lobsters may even feel more pain than we would in similar situations. One popular food magazine recently suggested cutting live lobsters in half before tossing them on the grill (a recipe that?s ?not for the squeamish,? the magazine warned), and more than one chef has been known to slice and dice lobsters before cooking them. But, says 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. Don?t heat up the water just yet, though. Anyone who has ever boiled a lobster alive can attest to the fact 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.? In fact, PETA has consulted with many marine biologists about the most humane way to kill a lobster. While the experts couldn?t seem to agree on which method is best, they do agree that there really is no humane way to kill these sensitive and unusual animals. Fuckers taste good, though.