#4 - Consider the Lobster

When I first started reading this article. I found it weird that he went into the whole scientific anatomy and historical background of lobsters.

David Wallace's description of the Maine Lobster Festival is so detailed, its almost like he conjured it in his own mind.

Also, reading about how lobsters are cooked bothers me. I don't eat lobster for two reasons: I don't like any seafood, and thinking about lobsters being boiled alive gives me the creeps. I wouldn't go as far as handing out pamphlets like PETA does, but I would opt out of watching a lobster being boiled alive. It's a similar situation to the slaughtering of other animals, like cows, chickens, and pigs. I'll eat the meat, but I don't want to watch or think about the animals horrifically dying.

The author's description of how lobsters behave once placed in the boiling water is making me very uncomfortable. I just imagine being boiled alive and failing to get out of the pot. It's scary.

Microwaving? This might be going a bit too far. Are lobsters really that good that you have to microwave a living animal? Oh my goodness.

Overall, I think that if someone wants to eat lobster, they are more than welcome to. I, on the other hand, will skip it and go for some pizza or a salad. It bothers me when I think of how the lobster acts while being boiled alive, because I feel like I would act the same way. When I visited Yellowstone National Park, I was worried I would accidentally fall into one of the hot springs. If I did, I imagine acting just like a lobster would. That certainly does not help my conscious. Regardless, eat lobster if you may, but I'll pass.