Poll of the Day > Do you believe that lobsters can feel pain when they're boiled?

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there is some debate about this with boiling lobsters being the preferred method for most
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Who cares about fucking lobsters.
Besides Jordan Peterson I mean.
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Zareth posted...

Who cares about fucking lobsters.
Besides Jordan Peterson I mean.

who?
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No one knows for sure, so why not be decent and kill them before subjecting them to what may be agonizing torture

Or don't eat them

But if you do kill them before boiling
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Yes.

It's common to kill them first now, and I approve.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

No one knows for sure, so why not be decent and kill them before subjecting them to what may be agonizing torture

Or don't eat them

But if you do kill them before boiling

you're a vegetarian dude?
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DoubleOSnake posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

No one knows for sure, so why not be decent and kill them before subjecting them to what may be agonizing torture

Or don't eat them

But if you do kill them before boiling

you're a vegetarian dude?

I'm a vegan dude
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what's the difference?
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DoubleOSnake posted...

what's the difference?

Vegans are just stricter vegetarians

Vegetarians won't eat animal flesh or things made from flesh. Many will eat dairy or eggs or honey

Vegans are vegetarians that also do not consume any animal derived products
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good for you. I kinda wish i could do it too. I think it's kinda wrong to slaughter all those millions of animals to eat but they taste good.
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DoubleOSnake posted...

good for you. I kinda wish i could do it too. I think it's kinda wrong to slaughter all those millions of animals to eat but they taste good.

You can do it if you want to. It's not always easy. But I have a really easy time remembering what animal agriculture supports and I'm happy to avoid those things now
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No idea, but its a simple matter to just quickly kill them with a knife before dropping them into the water. It doesnt affect the meat in any way.
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Mead posted...

No idea, but its a simple matter to just quickly kill them with a knife before dropping them into the water. It doesnt affect the meat in any way.

yeah i've seen the method that's recommended on a youtube video. Shows you how.
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If you're concerned about this you can find the spot the top of the head where there's an obvious indentation. (Look at pics online) Take the tip of a chef's knife and place it there...press it down and then pull the blade of the knife between its eyes. Do this in a quick and fluid motion. If done correctly...you'll instantly kill the lobster. Basically stabbing it in the brain the proper way leads to instant death.

I do it this way at home. We have lobster on our menu at work so when I'm cooking 8 or 9 lobsters at a time at work, they just go directly into the pot.
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Probably but then again I don't care. I mean they are going to be eaten anyway.
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