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| Government bans the practice of plunging live lobsters into boiling water amid fears the animals can feel pain | |
| Agence France-Presse | |
| Thu 11 Jan 2018 01.35 GMT | |
| Last modified on Thu 11 Jan 2018 22.00 GMT | |
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| The Swiss government has ordered an end to the common culinary practice of throwing lobsters into boiling water while they are still alive, ruling that they must be knocked out before they are killed. | The Swiss government has ordered an end to the common culinary practice of throwing lobsters into boiling water while they are still alive, ruling that they must be knocked out before they are killed. |
| As part of a wider overhaul of Swiss animal protection laws, Bern said that as of 1 March, “the practice of plunging live lobsters into boiling water, which is common in restaurants, is no longer permitted”. | As part of a wider overhaul of Swiss animal protection laws, Bern said that as of 1 March, “the practice of plunging live lobsters into boiling water, which is common in restaurants, is no longer permitted”. |
| Lobsters “will now have to be stunned before they are put to death,” the government order read. | Lobsters “will now have to be stunned before they are put to death,” the government order read. |
| According to Swiss public broadcaster RTS, only electric shock or the “mechanical destruction” of the lobster’s brain will be accepted methods of stunning the animals once the new rule takes affect. | According to Swiss public broadcaster RTS, only electric shock or the “mechanical destruction” of the lobster’s brain will be accepted methods of stunning the animals once the new rule takes affect. |
| Animal rights advocates and some scientists argue that lobsters and other crustaceans have sophisticated nervous systems and likely feel significant pain when boiled alive. | Animal rights advocates and some scientists argue that lobsters and other crustaceans have sophisticated nervous systems and likely feel significant pain when boiled alive. |
| The Swiss government also said it would no longer be permitted to transport live marine crustaceans like lobsters on ice or in icy water, ruling instead that they should “always be held in their natural environment”. | The Swiss government also said it would no longer be permitted to transport live marine crustaceans like lobsters on ice or in icy water, ruling instead that they should “always be held in their natural environment”. |
| The government order also aims to crack down on illegal puppy farms and imports, and ban devices that automatically punish dogs when they bark. | The government order also aims to crack down on illegal puppy farms and imports, and ban devices that automatically punish dogs when they bark. |
| Organisers of public events featuring animals will also be directly responsible for their welfare when the new rules take effect, the government order said. | Organisers of public events featuring animals will also be directly responsible for their welfare when the new rules take effect, the government order said. |
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