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Appalling Animal Abuse in Commercials
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:
--- Quote from: Kelda on April 26, 2009, 02:42:11 pm ---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?
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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:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on May 15, 2009, 03:27:37 pm ---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.
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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:
--- Quote from: David In Indy on May 15, 2009, 03:14:08 pm ---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. :(
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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
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