Appalling Animal Abuse in Commercials

[David In Indy]

well you have to remember what we do for a living, killing an animal is routine for us and fish are low down the list of critters I feel fondness for....but it was a cruel thing to do. It shows an appalling lack of feeling on the part of the people that made it...

That right there is what I was hoping you'd say!

[David In Indy]

well I think that since that is the people that MADE the commercial that calling them might be good too. They should know how the commercial is being seen...

That's a good point honey! I didn't think about it like that. I will call them tomorrow.

[injest]

another thing I dont' like...the way they treat lobsters when they cook them on cooking shows. I was just watching an Iron Chef and they pulled the tail off a lobster and stuck him in some boiling water. 

just KILL him, why do they have to do that? I am all for eating animals but you CAN limit the distress you put them thru. And I dont' like how people like the announcers laugh about the poor lobster trying to crawl away..

 

[Kelda]

I would reckon it probably is computer gernerated. They'd - rightly - get into so much trouble if this was real.

Did you hear back David?

[optom3]

another thing I dont' like...the way they treat lobsters when they cook them on cooking shows. I was just watching an Iron Chef and they pulled the tail off a lobster and stuck him in some boiling water. 

just KILL him, why do they have to do that? I am all for eating animals but you CAN limit the distress you put them thru. And I dont' like how people like the announcers laugh about the poor lobster trying to crawl away..

 


I have only ever seen gordon ramsay kill a lobster humanely. He keeps them cool so their systems slow down a bit. Then one very sharp quick blow with a large chefs knife. Horrid to watch but very quick.
He is arguably one of the worlds best chefs and a big supporter of treating animals humanely.He maintains meat an fish are best from animals who have lived a stress free life.

I cannot abide animal cruelty in any form,but have to admit to eating them.

[David In Indy]

I'll never forget watching some lobsters being cooked and they SCREAMED when placed in the boiling water. It was really terrible. I felt so sorry for them.

I wonder why some people insist on cooking them ALIVE? That seems so cruel to me.

[David In Indy]

I would reckon it probably is computer gernerated. They'd - rightly - get into so much trouble if this was real.

Did you hear back David?

I never heard back Kelda. But I don't think he was computer generated. I think he was a real fish. He looked awfully real to me.

They just plucked him out of the water and dropped him on a table in order to make a commercial. I agree, it is a very important commercial with a very good and helpful message. But there are so many other ways they could have done it. They didn't need to make an innocent animal suffer.

I hope he was computer generated. But I don't think so.

[David In Indy]

When I was kid my sister took my fantail goldfish out of their water and she nailed them to the front porch. I was visiting a friend when she did it.

That was awful. And it took me a long time to get over it.

[Kelda]

When I was kid my sister took my fantail goldfish out of their water and she nailed them to the front porch. I was visiting a friend when she did it.

That was awful. And it took me a long time to get over it.

I remember you told us about that.. 

I found this btw - sees the fish was real..

http://urbansemiotic.com/2005/10/22/hurting-fish-for-asthma-awareness/

[CellarDweller]

I'll never forget watching some lobsters being cooked and they SCREAMED when placed in the boiling water. It was really terrible. I felt so sorry for them.

I wonder why some people insist on cooking them ALIVE? That seems so cruel to me.

David, lobsters don't scream.  They don't have vocal cords, so they can't.  I found this on the 'net, however, it's not pleasant.

Do lobsters really scream when you put them in boiling water?
In: Food and Cooking, Lobster

Answer:  No. That is a myth.


Lobsters do not have vocal chords and are therefore incapable of screaming. The sound heard is actually steam being released from between the animal's body and its carapace (or shell covering)

This however, does NOT mean that the lobster dies pain-free. In fact, though it cannot see or hear very well, it is has a very sensitive tactile sense (or sense of touch). FYI: Zoologists have confirmed that it takes the average lobster between 35-45 seconds to die. And yes, they do feel pain.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_lobsters_really_scream_when_you_put_them_in_boiling_water