Boiling lobsters while they are alive and conscious will be banned as part of a government strategy to improve animal welfare in England.

Government ministers say that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will be published.

The practice is already illegal in Switzerland, Norway and New Zealand. Animal welfare charities say that stunning lobsters with an electric gun or chilling them in cold air or ice before boiling them is more humane.

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    6 hours ago

    So, keep the cycle of exploitation and murder going, but with slightly less shitty conditions? It’s an improvement for sure, but doesn’t solve the fundamental issue with murdering animals.

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      but doesn’t solve the fundamental issue with murdering animals.

      Neither does yours. Your solution is essentially murder all the animals until there are none left to murder.

      At least this way the animals wouldn’t be wiped off the face of the Earth.