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Swiss lobster stunning device awaited
Many people like to eat lobster over Christmas, but a Swiss-developed machine to stun the animal before boiling and thus meet new regulations is not yet ready. A law was introduced in March this year that aims to prevent cruelty to crustaceans by banning live boiling, among other things. It says the lobster must be stunned before plunging it into boiling water. The Swiss government based the regulation on studies that show lobsters feel pain. Equipment has been developed by Swiss firm Rund um Fisch to electrocute the lobster before cooking. >click to read<12:42
