Is it normal people would eat such an animal?

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Lobster and krab have got to have some of the best build systems in the world. They are amazingly difficult to kill. Even if you chop off its arm it is and parts of its head it will still move. The shell is very hard and if you ever looked at one up close will notice they have spikes on its shell. It is very difficult to break. The only way to kill it is boil it alive or cut it in the back of the neck. Clearly this a very well designed creature. Krabs are even harder to kill and has similar issues. This must be one of the most difficult things to kill.

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little_freak

11 years ago

You make a good point. You may also be interested in knowing that the octopus is thought to be as smart as a dog.

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- suckonthis9
  
  11 years ago
  
  Actually, Octopuses (Order: Octopoda) are far smarter than dogs. All Octopuses are Sentient creatures and some are Sentient and Ethical creatures.
  Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are not Sentient creatures, and are not very smart at all, although they might appear that way. They are simply trained to behave in certain ways, as they are usually fully dependent on humans for their survival.
  It is well established that Cats (Felis catus) and Pigs (Genus: Sus) are far smarter than dogs.
  
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  - disthing
    
    11 years ago
    
    Dogs are sentient creatures. Do you know what sentient means?
    
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    - suckonthis9
      
      11 years ago
      
      Dogs are not Sentient creatures, although some of them might mimic this behaviour at times.
      I use the term 'Sentient' in the context that the VHATC-L2 prefer. They define 'Sentience' as a creature that has an ability to look forward (in time).
      
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        11 years ago
        
        That's not really the English definition, regardless of what your galactic alien buddies from 'VHATC-L2' say.
        
        It's used to mean something that can feel (e.g. pleasure/pain), hence its etymological origin: from the Latin word 'sentient' meaning 'feeling'. A dog is sentient because it can feel - it feels pleasure, pain etc. and reacts to external and internal stimuli.
        
        Furthermore, I don't agree that a dog is unable to 'look forward in time'. A very basic example of this are when you teach a dog to retrieve a branch; when you hold the branch in front of the dog, the dog displays signs that it is expecting you to throw the branch. It is referring to memory as a means of predicting the near future i.e. looking forward in time to determine the appropriate action in the present. This is exactly what we do.
        
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        thinkingaboutit
        
        11 years ago
        
        this isn't even worth an argument. dogs are definitely sentient.
        
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  - Ijustknowimweird
    
    11 years ago
    
    Yummy octopi , I love it
    
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americanhoney

11 years ago

LOL "Cing Krab"

Made my day

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DannyKanes

11 years ago

*crabs

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- iEatZombies_
  
  11 years ago
  
  cing krabs
  
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  - DannyKanes
    
    11 years ago
    
    Lykes viss :)
    
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suckonthis9

11 years ago

Both Crabs and Lobsters belong in the Subphylum: Crustacea, in the Phylum: Arthropoda. This is the same Phylum that includes Insects (Class: Insecta) and Spiders (Class: Arachnida). All Arthropods are not Sentient creatures, and it is acceptable to eat them, IF THEY ARE EDIBLE. It is of no concern to boil them alive.
It is of concern for over-exploitation of some Arthropod species.

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- little_freak
  
  11 years ago
  
  hahahah It's no concern to boil them alive? Says who?
  
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  - suckonthis9
    
    11 years ago
    
    1) Capture a live Ant (Family: Formicidae).
    2) Boil a pot of water.
    3) Throw the Ant in the boiling water.
    4) Watch the tears flow from the Bleeding-Heart Animal Rights People.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      11 years ago
      
      Well you can squish an ant. It has an skeleton on the outside unlike people. If you cut an ant into pieces it usually dies. With a lobster you can pull it into pieces and it will still be alive. My point was they are very hard to kill. If you break a birds neck it usually dies. Most other things are easier to kill but not the lobster.
      
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      - sega31098
        
        11 years ago
        
        There is a difference between being "alive" and spasming. Even when you kill the lobster, there is still a post-mortem reaction. For example, when you pour salt on frog legs after they have been killed, they will twitch even without a brain.
        
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alv1592

11 years ago

Iraq Lobster!

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Elixoveri

11 years ago

I like lobster, but I don't love it

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Aewe101

11 years ago

I do see why any one would want to eat a lobster 0_o just ewwww

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little_freak

11 years ago

I can't help but feel a little bit responsible for the fact that most comments are completely missing the point. I was merely adding information which I thought you could ignore, and which regarded another species that is also consumed as food with hardly anyone knowing of a good reason to question it, when actually there is.

You use the word "inefficient" in a previous comment. I don't think this is about efficiency. Let that be a worry for those who cook lobsters. If they are doing it for personal consumption, they must consider it to be worth the trouble. And if they do it for commercialization, they must include all expenses in the price of the finished product (and consumers must consider the product to be worth that price, otherwise they wouldn't purchase it). So I really don't see your point. Almost everything could be replaced by something else that is more efficient, but less preferable to some, those who opt for the more inefficient choice at their own expense.

All of this indicates that you are a troll, and not a very good one.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  11 years ago
  
  I am not a troll I was making a point.
  
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  - little_freak
    
    11 years ago
    
    I wonder how long it will take for you to die, and I mean it in a way completely detached of any feeling. It's just a question about time amount, that should be answered with a chronometer.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      11 years ago
      
      Who do you mean? Do you mean me or do you mean people or do you mean shellfish? That is an interesting question. Why don't you post it and I will answer it.
      
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Ejay

11 years ago

I love how almost every comment has nothing to do with the fact Crabs and lobsters are hard to kill, any way its octopi and dogs rule fish can suck a crab leg!

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  11 years ago
  
  Yes I noticed. Everyone seems to have missed the point of my post. I was saying its hard to kill! This has nothing to do with the ethics of killing them or animal rights.
  
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Shackleford96

11 years ago

To answer your question quite simply: Because they taste very good in melted butter.

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thinkingaboutit

11 years ago

its called an exoskeleton and their ganglia are the size of a pinhead. last I checked, their abdomens are pretty fleshy and I would say quite kill-able. But I've never tried to kill a crustacean with a knife. I've dissected one though.

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MissyLeyneous

11 years ago

They're fucking delicious and not to mention plentiful. Although that same line of logic could also apply to a slew of other critters... But do I care? No, not particularly.

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DolphinAngel

11 years ago

Dolphins are most likely the 2nd smartest species on earth and yet some Japanese kill them, sell them and eat them...

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- disthing
  
  11 years ago
  
  Humans are arguably the 1st smartest species on earth and yet there are people out there who kill them, sell them, some even eat them.
  
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  - DolphinAngel
    
    11 years ago
    
    But they deserve it!
    
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      11 years ago
      
      I strongly disagree that every person who is killed by another person 'deserves it'.
      
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      - Anonymous Post Author
        
        11 years ago
        
        I agree with this. I do not think every person jumped on the street deserved to be beaten to death and have their wallet stolen.
        
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      - DolphinAngel
        
        11 years ago
        
        You get me wrong... I won't distinguish between every human when I talk about humanity in general... Humanity in general really deserves to die^^
        
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        disthing
        
        11 years ago
        
        What a pleasant sentiment. Happy New Year to you too...
        
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        sega31098
        
        11 years ago
        
        Dolphins rape and kill for fun, too.
        
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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  11 years ago
  
  My point was not how smart they are. My point is these kind of creatures are very difficult to kill. I am saying if you think about it this is very inefficient. Yet humans eat them. As well as that it makes the death more agonizing for the creature yes. Generally people will leave things alone that are hard to kill. Compared to a snail which you can pull out the snail. You can not do this type of thing with a lobster. Since most of the lobsters body is covered with a hard shell.
  
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  - DolphinAngel
    
    11 years ago
    
    But we can kill them and they are considered to be tasty by some people which I cannot judge since I never tried one...
    
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- suckonthis9
  
  11 years ago
  
  I agree fully. It is highly Unethical to kill, sell or eat any Dolphin (Family: Delphinidae)!
  
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[Old Memory]

11 years ago

Lobster is pretty much... a staple of the diet here in the Caribbean... if we don't catch them ourselves, a fisherman will inevitably be by to sell them to us alive and kicking (or should I say, "tail flapping") fairly cheaply. It's great food!

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- Justsomejerk
  
  11 years ago | pl
  
  *Krabbean
  
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  - kupokupo
    
    11 years ago
    
    This deserves SO many more thumbs up.
    
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  - tubbs_rules
    
    7 years ago
    
    Lol. Haven't laughed this much today!
    
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- BurnaBaby27
  
  11 years ago
  
  I hope I don't offend you, but I read your response in an islander's accent :}.
  
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  - [Old Memory]
    
    11 years ago
    
    No problem, mon. :D
    
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    - BurnaBaby27
      
      11 years ago
      
      YAY :D
      
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dirtybirdy

11 years ago

Lobstah

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- kupokupo
  
  11 years ago
  
  Rock Lobstah
  
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