Compassion for crustaceans!

This morning Helen and I were enjoying breakfast and Helen read me this article in the paper

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/ill-have-my-lobster-electrocuted-please-1824925.html

Firstly, I am pretty happy that there is now a humane way to kill the lobsters, even though I wouldn't kill them in the first place, but that's neither here nor there.

Secondly, it made me sad thinking about the horrible way lobsters and crabs die and how its such an everyday occurrence that a lot of people don't really care. I guess crustaceans aren't particularly cute and I guess people don't think they're very intelligent which is why killing and eating them doesn't seem so bad. The saddest/most annoying part is probably this:

"These are sentient animals, who feel pain and distress, and you should not boil them alive, or drown them in fresh water, or cut them in half while they're alive," he (Simon Buckhaven) said. "A lot of people who love to eat lobster do not like preparing it at home because they have to cook it in boiling water. And restaurants are more frequently hearing questions from customers about how their lobster will be killed."

Poor lobsters :( at least now they can die painlessly so well done Mr Buckhaven. It makes me sad when people are distressed or upset by killing animals when they have to see it or read some horrible facts about battery chickens or lobsters or whatever, but then they'll quite happily sit down and have roast chicken for dinner :( originally I wrote a million reasons why I get annoyed with people with like that, but it could probably be interpreted as preachy and annoying, and as I'm not bothered about changing the opinion of anyone bored enough to read this so I shall say no more.