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It is still
common practice in the UK — and around the world — to boil
lobsters alive in order to make our meals. Home cooks and
chefs alike shove living animals into scalding pots of
murderous water, subjecting them to one of the most painful
deaths imaginable. For generations, the food industry has been
trying to convince the public that lobsters "don't really feel
pain" so that we'd look the other way. But that's nonsense.
Anyone can see that lobsters — when trapped in
vats of boiling, bubbling water — desperately try to escape,
panicked to save their own lives and stop the
torment.
Being marine creatures without
lungs or vocal cords, lobsters can't communicate with humans.
They can't make sweet mammal-type eye gestures at us that
we've learned to swoon at. So when it comes to torturing these
animals just so we can satisfy our palates, humans have often
been all for it. Luckily, countries around the world are
starting to ban this culinary practice. Right now, the
UK government is considering legislation that would ban the
live-boiling of lobsters, and it's imperative lawmakers pass
this bill. Sign the petition to demand that British
lawmakers pass the Animal Welfare (Sentient) Bill and give
crustaceans and molluscs like lobsters actual
rights!
Thank you,
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Miranda
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. Countless
defenseless animals could be spared unimaginable pain and
suffering. Sign the petition. |
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