Lobsters are very sensitive animals. To prevent the lobsters' excrement from contaminating the tank water with ammonia, merchants will usually not feed the lobsters while they are waiting to be bought. Often lobsters starve to death or try to eat each other.
Anyone who has ever boiled a lobster alive knows that when dropped into scalding water, lobsters whip their bodies wildly and scrape the sides of the pot in a desperate attempt to escape.
Crabs have two main nerve centers, one in the front and one to the rear, and—like all animals who have nerves and an array of other senses—they feel and react to pain.
Crabs are crowded together while they await their fate. Scared and confused, they may fight with each other after already suffering injuries from rough handling. Many crabs have their legs damaged and torn off when fishers quickly rip them from the nets.
Like lobsters, crabs are often thrown into pots of scalding-hot water and boiled alive. The crabs will fight so hard against a clearly painful death that their claws often break off in their struggle to escape. Some crabs used for food are electrocuted, some are chopped up, and others are microwaved—all while they are still conscious.
We, the consumers, politely request to STOP the cruel practice of selling ALIVE lobsters and crabs at Superstore. Lobsters and crabs are crammed in small aquariums, suffocating and starving to death with their claws tied up with elastic bands. It is truly a horrific sight. PLEASE remove all LIVE animals from your grocery stores.
