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A day after Whole Foods Market stopped
\n the sale of live lobsters in its stores, local chefs and wholesalers
\n brushed off worries that New England’s iconic crustacean would go the
\n way of fur <\/p>\n
The upscale natural foods chain said that lobsters are not treated humanely
\n enough en route from the boat to the dinner plate. The company said for
\n now it would only sell frozen lobster products that meet standards for
\n humane treatment.<\/p>\n
“This is about quality of life," said Margaret
\n Wittenberg, vice president of quality standards for the Austin-based
\n chain, noting that long before it turned its attention to lobster, Whole
\n Foods applied the same standards to meat and poultry. “Whether it’s
\n you, me, a dog, a cat, sheep, cow, or lobster, it’s about giving them
\n the ability to express their normal behavior, to really support who they
\n are as a creature. It’s the right thing to do." Whole Foods would
\n not disclose its revenue from lobster sales.<\/p>\n
“They’re taken from the ocean and kept for months.
\n Then they end up in grocery tanks and stew in their own excrement. Their
\n claws are banded, not just to protect people but because it’s so stressful
\n for them that they end up attacking each other. It’s sadistic cruelty," said
\n Matt Prescott, a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,
\n which runs a Lobster Liberation campaign.<\/p>\n
The European Food Safety Authority recently concluded that lobsters and
\n crabs have “a pain system and considerable learning ability," in
\n a finding that led to Whole Foods’ decision.<\/p>\n
from the Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n The Dowbrigade enjoys a good lobster once in a while, A day after Whole Foods Market stopped the sale of live lobsters in its stores, local chefs and wholesalers brushed off worries that New England’s iconic crustacean would go the way of fur The upscale natural foods chain said that … Continue reading
\n especially when visiting Mom up in Maine, but we have a hard time empathizing
\n with their theoretical suffering. Over the years we hve sacrificed innumerable
\n crustacians to the Sacrificial Pot, and never once have he heard a protest,
\n a whine, a grunt a cry, a squeal, a scream, a hiss or even a whimper
\n as they took their Last Dip (or next-to-last, counting the butter).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"