Electric Chair for Lobsters

A Lawyer in Jolly old Britain has invented a new method of killing lobsters. The "Crusta-Stun" (presumably a shortening of crustacean and stun gun) will retail for about £2,000. That's around $3,300. Yikes.

This "humane" way to dispatch your lobster is supposedly even sanctioned by PETA. If we invented machines big enough for cows, does that mean beef's back on the menu too?

The image above originally comes from MAKE

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Posted By: dherlich - Wed Nov 25, 2009
Category: Animals | Food | Ethics and Morals

Comments

lobsters have to be killed very quickly or they release a toxin that ruins the meat. this method sounds effective and painless, a good combination.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 11/25/09 at 11:12 PM

get some wooden handled tongs, unplug a lamp, take out the bulb, pick up the lobster with the tongs, put it's claw (or tail) in the bulb socket, have a helper plug in the lamp...TA DA! cheaper by far. :cheese:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 11/26/09 at 10:49 PM

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