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February 08, 2007
Zap...Lobster's Ready!
Whole Foods says it will sell lobsters in Maine. It only has a few conditions.
Whole Foods decided to sell lobsters at its Portland store after finding a company that met its demands for how the lobsters should be treated.So customers are taking home dead lobsters? Seems that would change the taste.The lobsters will be kept in private compartments instead of being piled on top of each other in a tank, and employees will use a device that zaps them with a 110-volt shock to spare them the agony of being boiled alive in a pot of water.
Whole Foods’ standards for lobsters are similar to those it uses in buying its meat, poultry and other animal products, said David Lannon, Whole Foods’ regional president for the North Atlantic region.
"We’re taking up animal compassion in all species," Lannon said.
UPDATE - Heh. Nemitz has a point.
Posted by slublog at February 8, 2007 12:00 AM
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Did I say two wishes? Shoot, I'll make it three!
Posted by: the Lobster at February 8, 2007 12:21 PM
"There's no place like home...there's no place like home..."
Posted by: the other Lobster at February 8, 2007 03:56 PM
That must be for the ones they pre-cook for the customers.
I'd never buy a raw, dead lobster. I doubt very many Mainers will either.
Posted by: lauraw at February 8, 2007 05:37 PM