I say anyone that caves to the PETA PHREAKS deserves to be drawn and...buttered...themselves!
It might hurt sales at Whole Foods. You know how those libs love to eat well and do whateverthehelltheywant while telling the rest of us what NOT to do. *Smirk*
They also love their Organic Wines. But, but don't grapes have feeeeeeeelings too? ;)
Seriously, a lobster has about as much cognative thought as a fish or a grasshopper. Yeesh.
I was at Wegman's this morning admiring the big lobsters bouncing around in their tank, and asked the fish guy if they were going to follow "Whole Foods'" lead on this. He hadn't heard about the story and looked at me like I'd said something crazy (which, in fact, I had).
He said, "It's not my name on the front of the store, but I really don't think so." :)
Be very careful. The quality of liberal meat is suspect at best. You can never be sure where they've been.
Less than a fish, about the same as a grasshopper.
I heard a scientist of some kind on TV talking about this, he said that a lobster's nervous system is not developed well enough to feel pain. They feel sensations, but not pain as we do. I wonder how they know that, do they stick a lobster with a pin and them ask him if it hurt?
Actually, I remember reading somewhere recently that lobsters are closely related to cockroaches. How about a nice broiled Maine marine cockroach with lemon juice and drawn butter, sound yummy?
I would suggest egging all the Whole Foods establishments, but that would be a hate crime against vegans.