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A comment on In Switzerland, it's now illegal to boil a live lobster. Parent comment
"crustaceans have decentralised nervous systems, meaning that unlike fish, they can't be rendered unconscious with a single blow to the head.
To "spike" a lobster to death, again unlike fish, you have to pierce the body in more than one spot."
From: What's the kindest way to kill a lobster? (Yes, I'm aware of the irony of the headline) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42647341
"crustaceans have decentralised nervous systems, meaning that unlike fish, they can't be rendered unconscious with a single blow to the head.
To "spike" a lobster to death, again unlike fish, you have to pierce the body in more than one spot."
From: What's the kindest way to kill a lobster? (Yes, I'm aware of the irony of the headline) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42647341