Effective immediately, Whole Foods Market Inc. will no longer sell the [live lobsters] in its stores out of concern for the humane treatment of the animals.but wait, there's more...
The chain is also reviewing the treatment of clams and oysters.[AAS]
Really? So it's not humane to keep a lobster in a tank, but boiling them alive is? They sell meat...so chopping off the head of a cow and draining its blood is humane? I'm sorry, I love me some Whole Foods but this is insane no matter how I look at it. Maybe they should put down their collective bongs at corporate HQ and pick up a recipe book that says people love them some lobster. MMmmmm.
Please don't say this is an example of whiny liberals or political correctness, it isn't. It's stupidity.
This is an example of whiny liberals and political correctness.
I liked Kelso's take (click my name):
No wonder people think this town is goofy. The Whole Foods Market chain headquartered here in Austin is thinking about stopping the sale of live lobsters because it could be cruel to the lobsters.
"We're reviewing the entire process literally from boat to plate to see if we can make some significant improvement in that whole supply process," Whole Foods spokeswoman Kate Lowery said.
One way Whole Foods could make some significant improvement would be to release all the lobsters into Town Lake. That way I could collect them and eat them.
Hey, I know people are all up in arms, waving their tiny shellfish forks, but come on! It IS very important to monitor the humane treatment of animals throughout their lives.
Until we beat them to death, carve out all their parts, then munch on their yummy goodness that we fought so hard to um, protect.
Jeez, they're bottom feeders. Next thing you know we'll have to be nice to lawyers.
Obviously, they don't have any vegans working for them at HQ or they would have known they were being completly hypocritical. They need to hire me! There would be almost nothing left in that store for those confused, stoned, meat-eating hippies.
anon - I love you for referencing that Simpsons episode.
Har!
Keep it wierd baby. Now who brought some weed?
Does that mean they are going to reduce the price of the ones left -- or are they going to convert their tanks to assisted living centers for lobsters. They could move them to 1122 Colorado St with all the other lobsters, you know.... Will this policy apply to mudbugs, too? Too. Much. Caffeine.
Salad is murder.
It's stupidity alright. But who knows, maybe there's an opportunity for Democrats to capitalize on this as a values issue.
/ROFLMAO.
/Homer voice/ Sob, sob, Pinchey would have wanted it this way. Pass the butter.