Switzerland will be the first country in the world from March 1st to adopt an animal dignity law that stops lobsters from being boiled alive. The provision is a part of a larger animal protection law that guides how certain species must be treated and socialized.
Other suggestions of cooking the lobster is to either electrocute or sedate the crustacean before boiling it for a more humane death as lobsters can “sense pain”. The parliament had attempted to ban the import of live lobsters however, the ban would have violated international trade agreements. Therefore, they have turned to making their deaths a little less painful.
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Lobsters must also be transported in seawater instead of ice to their final destinations. Animal rights groups such as PETA, applauded the European nation for its proactive measures and urges other countries such as the USA to follow suit.
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