Posted on 01/11/2009 1:34:30 PM PST by DogByte6RER
Lobster to regain his freedom at age 140
01/01/09
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lobster thought to be about 140 years old will be returned to the ocean after briefly becoming the mascot for a New York City restaurant, an animal rights group said on Friday.
The 20-pound (9-kg) lobster was caught off the coast of Canada about two weeks ago and bought for $100 (65 pounds) by City Crab and Seafood to become its mascot, said manager Keith Valenti.
"We bought a big lobster, started taking pictures with kids and it worked out real well," said Valenti, adding it was a "no brainer" to return the old crustacean to the ocean.
He said a lobster's age can be worked out from how much it weighs, with each pound counting for 7 to 10 years. Valenti said it was not uncommon for lobsters to live for more than 100 years but it was rare for them to be caught because they were generally too big for the baskets.
The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it found out that the old lobster was in the restaurant's tank when a diner called them.
"We applaud the folks at City Crab and Seafood for their compassionate decision to allow this noble old-timer to live out his days in freedom and peace," said PETA's Ingrid Newkirk.
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I don’t think a 140 year old lobster would taste very good.
From what I understand, those old and big ones aren’t very tasty.
That’s no lobster. It’s a sea ...ah...lion?
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Great minds... or would it be gourmets ? ;-)
At his age ,it might have been better to send him to an aquarium.
Put down the clarified butter and step away and no one gets hurt!
Man, I hate these stupid animal rights assholes. It seems the lobster had it made in the restaurant. The poor fellow will probably die right away because he’s been in captivity for so long or become food for something else. These clowns really don’t care about the animal, though, they just want to make a statement.
How come no one called my PETA chapter? My PETA group celebrates our position at the top of the food chain:
People for
Eating
Tasty
Animals
I agree. But my question is this: WHEN are people going to start IGNORING those stupid crybabies??
This is probably right after the zealot found out he wasn’t going to get the critter on his plate.
I remember seeing some people in Calif. who saved a seal at great expense. They all gathered at the beach to put it back into the ocean. They were all so proud and happy watching it swim away.
Then a whale or something pounced on it and ate it.
I asked “What do you want to eat?”.
She replied “jokingly Lobster”.
I went to my favorite restaurant and ordered 2
lobsters with all the trimmings to go.
I also bought the largest lobster in their tank live.
I took the wrappings off of its claws.
I sat it on the bar and we taught it a trick.
You could snap your fingers at it and it would snap
its claws back at you.
big old lobsters are not as good as mid size lobsters...at least in my opinion.
According to the article the lobster had only been in captivity for two weeks.
Fanatics never have to follow their own rules. Liberals are just like Muslims.
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