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Top London Restaurateur Hits Out at Ban on Boiling Live Lobsters
The UK government aims to improve shellfish welfare amid calls from activists and 65% public opposition to live boiling, risking increased frozen seafood imports, experts warn.
- The UK government has proposed banning the live boiling of conscious crustaceans as part of its animal-welfare strategy, which also extends protections to prawns, squid, and octopus.
- A YouGov poll in February, commissioned by Crustacean Compassion and surveying 2223 adults, found most oppose live boiling, and campaigners welcomed the greater respect for shellfish.
- Shellfish exporters reacted sharply, with John Loag, JPL Shellfish, saying it `just hasn’t got a clue` and David Jarrad, Shellfish Association of Great Britain, warning buyers want live product.
- Industry analysts warn this could prompt restaurants and hotels to import frozen seafood instead, as rising supply chain costs strain shellfish exporters and fishermen.
- Critics countered that the government has failed to ban hunting trophies and fur imports, arguing the strategy follows animal-welfare activists’ agendas rather than improving welfare.
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Boiling lobsters alive is needless macho brutality
In Perthshire recently, I saw a sign for “Live Scottish Native Lobster”, costing £65, to “take home alive”. I was shocked. It’s a barbaric practice, and totally unnecessary. Hopefully, this cruel method of preparing lobster will soon be illegal. The UK Government has this week declared that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and will soon be publishing alternative guidance. This has been a long time coming. Accord…
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Left
L 38%
C 25%
R 37%
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