A 20-pound lobster named George will be returned to the sea after a stay in a New York restaurant. From his size, the lobster is estimated to be around 140 years old. George was caught off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada and was on bought by City Crab and Seafood for $100. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent the restaurant a request to set George free.
George was scheduled to be released in the waters off Kennebunkport, where lobster trapping is prohibited. Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!
Restaurant manager Keith Valenti said there was never any intent to harm the lobster, and the decision to keep it in the tank was made to offer customers a little something extra.
"We bought a big lobster, started taking pictures with kids and it worked out real well," Mr Valenti told Reuters news agency.
But it was a "no brainer", he added, to agree to the request to return George to the ocean.
"We never intended him to be sold, just draw attention to the restaurant, and he did."
George was scheduled to be released in the waters off Kennebunkport, where lobster trapping is prohibited. Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!
When lobster sits in tanks they dont get fed their body shrinks and they lose the sweetness and became tough.
Eating it at that age would be a waste. The flesh would be too tough. It was right to free it and let it live, but PETA's behavior is just plain stupid.