01-13-2018, 03:56 PM
I think in future we are going to see changes in this area. The conventional wisdom that it is okay to boil lobsters alive is not holding up. Scientific studies show that crustaceans can feel pain. Clearly they feel pain when we kill them like that. Shipping them live on ice causes suffering.
I think people are going to have to make food choices in future. We are starting to know too much. We can no longer eat something like lobster or Foie Gras and not know that an animal suffered in the process.
Good for Switzerland for taking a strong stand for animal welfare. They are acknowledging in their laws that certain food practices are cruel. That is a public statement that other countries will have to consider. After all lobsters shipped to Switzerland pass through other counties. Those shipments must comply to Swiss laws. I wonder how that will work out.
I think people are going to have to make food choices in future. We are starting to know too much. We can no longer eat something like lobster or Foie Gras and not know that an animal suffered in the process.
Good for Switzerland for taking a strong stand for animal welfare. They are acknowledging in their laws that certain food practices are cruel. That is a public statement that other countries will have to consider. After all lobsters shipped to Switzerland pass through other counties. Those shipments must comply to Swiss laws. I wonder how that will work out.
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Catherine
