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Immediate ban on boiling crabs and lobsters alive is called for after disturbing study (www.earth.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/vegan@slrpnk.net
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Recent studies hint that crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans experience pain and discomfort in ways we hadn't fully understood before.

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[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Who could have thought that boiling living beings alive is painful torture?

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

We boil vegetables alive all the time!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

I come from a long line of medieval scalders, this is cancelling my culture, also the reason why I work the deep fryer at Wendy's.