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Man Buys 17-Pound Lobster From Restaurant to Set It Free in Ocean
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 290 days ago - greenerideal.com
Just when you think you can't stomach reading any more news stories and are getting ready to board up your windows and brace yourself for the coming storm, a guy like Don MacKenzie reminds us that the human spirit still shines bright out of the chaos
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Teresa Wlosowicz (563)
Friday August 3, 2012, 5:47 am
good news
 

Julie P. (45)
Friday August 3, 2012, 5:50 am
It's great that there are people like these.
Please, read also Florence's story about another great person and his pigeon rescue: http://www.care2.com/news/member/569112031/3425017
 

John Gregoire (234)
Friday August 3, 2012, 5:55 am
Wonderful -thanks.
 

Curzio B. (100)
Friday August 3, 2012, 6:31 am
very good example - ty u Cher
 

Constance F. (257)
Friday August 3, 2012, 9:03 am
O wow - thank you ! I think I will hold on tight to this story - one seemingly small but magnificent act of intelligent compassion.
 

Milkah Savage (292)
Friday August 3, 2012, 10:13 am
This is awesome !! What a good guy :*)
 

desanka s. (293)
Friday August 3, 2012, 10:20 am
Real generosity! If we are all kind and merciful like Don MacKenzie...
 

Cyrille D. (69)
Friday August 3, 2012, 2:52 pm
Noted ! Reminds me of a scene in "The Big C"... :)
 

paul m. (97)
Friday August 3, 2012, 2:53 pm
AS long as it's not re-caught the next day
 

Anna M. (18)
Friday August 3, 2012, 4:16 pm
love this story! long live Larry the Lobster!!
 

Robert O. (13)
Friday August 3, 2012, 5:53 pm
Very cool. Thanks.
 

Gran Pat (329)
Friday August 3, 2012, 5:58 pm
WOW, this is a wonderful thing to do for this lobster!!! Great compassion, Mr. MacKenzie. Kudos!!!! Thank you, Cher for this good post!
 

Kye J. (41)
Friday August 3, 2012, 7:25 pm
This guy is a hero.Thanks Cher
 

Elaine A. (159)
Friday August 3, 2012, 7:51 pm
Noted! This man has a heart of GOLD! God Bless him for allowing this lobster to go back home !
 

Kim O. (383)
Saturday August 4, 2012, 12:03 am
Yippeee!!! Thanks Cher! Run for it giant lobster!!!!!
 

Kay M. (300)
Saturday August 4, 2012, 8:41 am
nice.
 

richa blueakasha (69)
Saturday August 4, 2012, 8:56 am
Good deed. :))
 

James W. (176)
Saturday August 4, 2012, 11:59 am
AWESOME!!!
 

Ann B. (111)
Saturday August 4, 2012, 4:32 pm
cool dude- good for him
 

Allan Yorkowitz (183)
Sunday August 5, 2012, 10:01 am
great gesture..did he go back and eat a smaller lobster?....
 

Marlene Dinkins (200)
Sunday August 5, 2012, 2:59 pm
questa aragosta e`un animale bellissimo e merita continuare vivendo.sono molto felice per larry. grazie per informatione!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Marlene Dinkins (200)
Sunday August 5, 2012, 3:02 pm
yippeeeeeeeeeee iam extremately happy for this angel lloster !!!!!!!!!! for me is the best news today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this man is awesome!!!!!!! he is an angioletto !!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS HIM!!!!!
 

Barbara Erdman (63)
Monday August 6, 2012, 1:59 pm
Noted and Thanx Cher :-0
 

Irma Paulme (90)
Monday August 6, 2012, 8:31 pm
Unusual rescue story, love it!!! Don Mackenzie is an extraordinary man. Thanks for the story Tina Page and Cher.
 

Yvonne F. (91)
Tuesday August 7, 2012, 4:47 am
Kudos to him!!!! Thanks Cher for sharing!
 

Carol H. (215)
Tuesday August 7, 2012, 5:49 pm
noted with a big smile on my face!!
 

Gvapo T. (15)
Wednesday August 8, 2012, 6:14 am
we need more people like him!!! :))

 

SANDRA R. (140)
Wednesday August 8, 2012, 7:45 am
A good man. Noted. Thank you Cher.
 

naomi cohen (114)
Thursday August 9, 2012, 7:33 pm
that is so beautiful. thank you!
 
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