Wednesday October 28, 2009, 12:10 pm
Yes! I needed some really good news today.
Thanks Lone!

Wednesday October 28, 2009, 12:34 pm
Thanks! This is a good story with a happy ending for Larry the Lobster! Imagine having a creature for dinner who has been around since before World War II - longer than many of us.
From the article:
PeoplePets.com reports that the campaign to save Larry the Lobster began about a week ago when Ryan Sutton, a reporter who covers restaurants for the Bloomberg news service, penned a column about the senior crustacean, who lives in his own tank at Oceana in Rockefeller Center. The name "Larry" was given to him by Sutton's editor. Larry's age was determined by his weight; he clocks in at 11 pounds.

In his column, Sutton claims that the thought of eating another living creature "probably born before World War II" led him to wonder why he's never considered the age or history of any other meat he's eaten: "There's something humbling about consuming flesh from an animal that's given its life, involuntarily, for me, the diner."

After Sutton's story was published, readers sent in e-mails suggesting that a "freedom fund" be set up for Larry. One respondent even offered to buy Larry's entire tank for the purpose of releasing him. The restaurant also received a couple dozen phone calls and e-mails.

Wednesday October 28, 2009, 1:18 pm
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh this is too cool....seems as if more are being released...yeah cause they are a bit special but still yet it is a advancement in humanity even though a small one...

Big Gorilly Hugs

Wednesday October 28, 2009, 8:05 pm
It goes to show if people are made aware that many will respond. if we would just start getting more vocal about it being barbaric and disgusting to eat any animal it would be amazing the amount of poeple who would stop being meat eaters.

most poeple who are meat eaters are not aware of the cruelty to animals or even think about the fact the meat in the supermarket was a living animal.

as veg/vegans we need to be more vocal, more agressive and more radical if we want to change the attitude of poeple about eating animals.