Posted on 03/24/2005 10:51:32 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Jeff Grolig ordered a "large lobster" for the tank of his Potomac seafood store three weeks ago, confident he could sell it quickly, and for a handsome profit.
What he got from the seafood distributor was a gargantuan lobster and an outpouring of sentiment from customers who felt sorry for the 15-pound animal crammed into a tank alongside an assortment of its two- and three-pound cousins.
After Grolig spent days kibitzing over the ethics of his trade, the oversized crustacean, estimated to be between 35 and 40 years old, yesterday began a 400-mile journey back to its home waters off the coast of Massachusetts. One of the lobster's admirers purchased it for $150 -- about $30 more than Grolig paid the wholesaler -- and he agreed to coordinate the animal's liberation with help from his friends...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Kill the vegetable woman. Save the lobster.
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