140 Year Old Lobster Freed

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2009/1/10

@ 10:27 AM (10 months, 16 days ago)

I'm gonna have my people catch this son of a gun and sell tickets. A 140-year-old lobster once destined for a dinner plate received the gift of life Friday from a Park Avenue seafood restaurant.

George, the 20-pound supercentenarian crustacean, was freed by City Crab and Seafood in New York City.

"We applaud the folks at City Crab and Seafood for their compassionate decision to allow this noble old-timer to live out his days in freedom and peace," said Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

PETA spokesman Michael McGraw said the group asked City Crab to return George to the Atlantic Ocean after a diner saw him at the restaurant, where steamed Maine lobster sells for $27 per pound. George had been caught off Newfoundland, Canada and lived in the tank for about 10 days before his release.

Some scientists estimate lobsters can live to be more than 100 years old. PETA and the restaurant guessed George's age at about 140, using a rule of thumb based on the creature's weight.

He was to be released Saturday near Kennebunkport, Maine, in an area where lobster trapping is forbidden.

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Comment(s) »

Aww, how nice. Anybody remember the one about a town adopting some sea otter, nursed it back to health and released it in their bay. Big local event. An orca came thru and ate him.

Comment by Burns— 2009/01/10 @ 01:57 PM — (Reply)
Guessing 7 years per pound ? How do you guess the weight of a peta spokesperson ? underage, underweight and anemiac ! hahahaaa take your iron supplement and eat your veggies !

Comment by jim— 2009/01/10 @ 07:58 PM — (Reply)
Who cares about the PETA's weight? As long as your truck is big enough, their size doesn't matter when you run them over.

Comment by Ed— 2009/01/10 @ 08:21 PM — (Reply)
Hahaha damn Right !

Comment by jim— 2009/01/10 @ 08:56 PM — (Reply)
A 140 YEARS "OLD" ........WHAT DID THE LOBSTER COME WITH "CRE- DENTURES" AND A CAIN ????? HOW DO THESE "PEOPLE" KNOW THE AGE OF A "LOBSTER" ??????? YA "RIGHT" ......BULLSHIT...

Comment by aza spade— 2009/01/11 @ 12:03 AM — (Reply)
Agreed. Total BS. Your hangover better yet?

Comment by Ed— 2009/01/11 @ 12:11 AM — (Reply)
AS COMPARED TO "THEN" YAEP ...MUCH BETTER ....STILL I "NEED" THAT LITTLE PICK ME UP TO GET GOINGAT "COCKTAIL" HOUR .....AND I "FORGET" WHO PLAYED WHO ......AS YOU NOW KNOW.....

Comment by aza spade— 2009/01/11 @ 12:25 AM — (Reply)
he wouldn't have felt a thing...lobsters are nothing more then the cockroaches of the sea...but tastier

Comment by Elmers Brother— 2009/01/14 @ 05:28 AM — (Reply)
yummmm drop the ole feller in the pot, hear em scream, get the salad and butter and lemon ready.....I can hear the shell cracking already....lol...riff

Comment by riffran— 2009/01/14 @ 06:04 AM — (Reply)

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