Boiling lobsters while they are alive and conscious will be banned as part of a government strategy to improve animal welfare in England.

Government ministers say that “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method” for crustaceans and alternative guidance will be published.

The practice is already illegal in Switzerland, Norway and New Zealand. Animal welfare charities say that stunning lobsters with an electric gun or chilling them in cold air or ice before boiling them is more humane.

  • Spacenut@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    I understand the core of your argument: “animals can eat parts of the plant that humans can’t, so it’s most efficient to use those as animal feed instead of wasting them.” But this is not really engaging with the source I posted above, showing that, indeed, farmed animals are directly fed only 7% of all raw soybeans produced in the world, but 69% of all soybeans are specifically produced to be turned into high-protein processed animal feed, for a total of 76%.

    From your previous comments though, it doesn’t really seem like you’re engaging in good faith. Feel free to have the last word, have a great day

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      9 hours ago

      69% of all soybeans are specifically produced to be turned into high-protein processed animal feed

      no. 85% are pressed for oil, and the waste product is 69% of the soybean crop. that is fed to animals.