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As a child, I recall seeing relatives carefully pick up lobsters, claws bound with rubber bands, from a styrofoam bin and place them in a pot of boiling water. As the lid was placed atop, I was assured that “they don’t really feel anything.”
I never felt too sure about that.
Earlier on Tuesday, a German couple felt just as concerned for the fate of lobsters and other crustaceans they saw in the window of a fancy seaside restaurant, Mama Latina, on the Emerald Coast on the Italian island of Sardinia.
The local L’Unione Sarda newspaper quoted chef Giuseppe Demuro: “When the woman came into the restaurant, she saw the lobsters straight away. She came and asked if they were still alive and if she could buy them.”
According to Agence France-Press (via Raw Story), another customer told the Germans that the lobsters might not survive being returned to the sea and might simply be caught again. But the couple insisted and, after negotiating a price of 500 euros ($629), Mama Latina staff put the lobsters in a box and handed them over.
“I’ve been here 10 years and I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Roberto Paci, Mama Latina’s owner.
Commenters on the L’Unione Sarda‘s article have been mocking the German couple, suggesting that they could have helped “children in need” instead and that it was “Money wasted, but animal rights!”
One can only respond, these commenters would most likely not appreciate being immersed in boiling water while bound with rubber bands.
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+ add your ownPeople are not supposed to eat things like that anyway. In fact, there's only a small number of creatures that are sanctified for human consumption and we're not supposed to eat them if we don't have to.
That couple were angels, good what they did, wonderful. Kids in need can be help in many ways by many people, animals don't. Only people with golden hearts would do that for animals, God Bless that couple!!!!!!!!!!!
What a wonderful thing for them to do!! I hope the lobsters were able to survive and do not get caught again.
Those that mocked the couple do NOT count - they are souless and hypocites. I have often found that those that those that say you should help people first NEVER help anyone. Bravo to the couple.
at least someone cared about those lobsters...i believe they can feel pain and being put into boiling water would be very painful!
glad they cared thanks for sharing :)
Thank you for caring.
thanks to those good people!
What a sweet thing to do i have never eaten lobster, and never will for the way they are killed is appalling!
A very big thank-you to that couple!
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