[nickcarraway]

Vincent Price radio show about eating live octopus: An Eye For An Eye; Vincent Price (part 1 of 2), An Eye For An Eye; Vincent Price (part 2 of 2)

[Salamander]

Evil.

Pure evil.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Because, let’s be honest, we’re guessing most of you aren’t in favour of cutting off the limbs of a live animal?"

Hipsters.

[Olog-hai]

Off topic, but the octopus can regenerate its tentacles like a starfish can regenerate its own arms.

[GraceG]

No, it should be made illegal for other reasons, because octopus meat is rubbery and too chewy.

[rey]

Why not? There seemingly are no limits to government in the US.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

There is NO good reason to do this.
It’s wrong, it’s cruel, and it’s just barbaric.

[odds]

Off topic:
I once came across a youtube vid of an anaconda eating a large croc head first. The crocodile’s tail was flapping violently, obviously it was still alive. I promptly shut down my computer, and had nightmares all night. Though, am sure the anaconda didn’t care - top of the food chain.

[heartwood]

I think you kill an octopus by stabbing it between the eyes.

The tentacles would still wriggle - it’s residual nerve action - just as they would cut from a living octopus.

Eating the tentacles would still be perverse and decadent, but at least the octopus would suffer no more than the usual death.

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[A_perfect_lady]

I think it’s grotesque. I understand being part of the food chain, but I don’t understand making something suffer.

[Sgt_Schultze]

It's a good thing, in the wild, these octopuses eat only carrion. Occasionally, when they are really hungry, the quickly and humanely put down their prey before consuming it. All predators do this.

[Organic Panic]

Octopus should be smoked and eaten. Best in the world at Fresh Catch in Kaneohe. Good stuff.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

People might claim that it’s a delicacy but to be honest, wanting to consume a creature that’s squirming with pain on your plate is a bit sadistic, no?

Umm...yeah. A bit. There's a pretty disturbing video I once had the misfortune to run across on YouTube, of a lion eating a crippled water buffalo. The water buffalo was still conscious, moaning in horror and pain as it was eaten alive. A lion is a dumb animal, and it couldn't comprehend the needless suffering it was inflicting by not bothering to kill it's prey before it consumed it. I prefer my steaks medium rare, but it's not too much to ask that a human being give an animal a clean death before eating it.

[minnesota_bound]

if you go swimming at night in the ocean the octopus eats you live.

[roadcat]

It won't be long before they ban cats from eating live mice, and fining the human owners. I've watched cats bring mice onto my deck, with several cats playing and taunting the mice before slowing devouring the creature.

Hey, it's nature at work. Predators eat prey alive, it happens all the time. So why can't people do it? No, I won't - my mom made me eat octopus (dead) one time and I hated it.

[abigkahuna]

I saw a facebook video that had half a live frog in a bowl. The diner would eat the legs fresh and then pluck out the organs I suppose...all while the poor frog was staring up at you alive. Cruel. I cand understand that there might be certain emergency circumstances that an animal is eaten alive...perhaps a wilderness survival situation.

Otherwise I think it is cruel. Put the animal out of its misery and eat it raw if you wish, but render the poor creature dead first.

[LukeL]

God’s law in Leviticus prohibits eating the flesh of a still living animal. People use to cut the humps off a camel and consume the flesh in times of need, that way they got a meal and their transportation was still alive.

[broken_arrow1]

No more swallowing gold fish?

[luvbach1]

I once ordered a fish dish in a Chines restaurant in San Diego. I sent it back immediately when it was served, fried alive, gasping. It had slits cut on each side to allow it to cook, avoiding the head. I did not know the fish was going to be served still alive. I assume this restaurant still is serving that dish—probably to Chinese.

[a fool in paradise]

Investigators visited restaurants in Los Angeles in September of this year and filmed chefs pinning down live octopuses and ripping off their limbs.

Just imagine the outrage if industry professionals were doing this to very small live human babies and selling the pieces...