Boiling lobsters alive to be banned in UK animal cruelty crackdown

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/boiling-lobsters-alive-banned-animal-cruelty-crackdown

Posted by PurchaseDry9350

20 Comments

  1. Lobster is a stupid, tasteless and classless dish. A sea insect. Tastes of rubber and is lathered in disgusting amounts of butter.

  2. Not_Alpha_Centaurian on

    I’m all for treating crustaceans humanly, but did this really need legislation, especially given how little lobster we eat in this country? I feel like a guidance note would have done the job

  3. I think this is good, but to not address non-stun Halal and Kosher slaughter is a bit odd. Sheep, Cows and Chickens all feel pain, and to slit their throats and let them bleed to death in the volumes that they are eaten (vs lobster) feels like a big miss for animal welfare.

  4. BissoumaTequila on

    I mean the best method is to always pierce the head and slice down to kill them instantly…THEN boil them.

    No one wants to hear the scream!

  5. Nervous-Power-9800 on

    Pretty sure it’s standard across most of the industry to go in through the head with a knife and cut the brain in half before cooking.

  6. I-Hate-Hypocrites on

    If the issue is animal cruelty , wouldn’t *not killing* them at all be the best measure? It’s a bit hypocritical.

    Saying this as a meat eater who enjoys lobster.

  7. bringinghomebeetroot on

    This is great news. Especially pleased to see that chickens and pigs will get better conditions too – the way they are kept is torture

  8. Great_Comparison462 on

    Ah yes, I’m sure the lobsters will be celebrating into the small hours that they will, instead, be killed by a friendly massive chef’s knife through the face!

  9. Pen_dragons_pizza on

    Seriously, why only now.

    This is incredibly cruel and I find it baffling that the end of 2025 it’s finally being thought about.

    I don’t care how better it tastes, fuck anyone who does this to a living creature.