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By Kim Knox Beckius, About.com Guide to New England Travel since 1998

Do Lobsters Feel Pain?

Wednesday February 16, 2005
LobstersDo lobsters feel pain when dropped live into a pot of boiling water? CNN reported yesterday that a new Norwegian study upholds what many New England scientists have long contended--without a brain, lobsters don't really feel any pain. That means you can enjoy the region's signature sea delicacy without much guilt. Here's everything you need to know about enjoying lobster in New England... or at home!

All About Lobster
New England Lobster Recipes
Lobster Restaurants in New England
Order Lobsters Online
Lobster Fun

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May 22, 2009 at 5:21 pm
(1) Josieda says:

Well, science is rethinking this one, and perhaps crustaceans do feel, based on two papers authored by Robert Elwood et al of the School of Biological Sciences at The Queen’s University in Belfast.

May 22, 2009 at 5:22 pm
(2) Josied says:

Well, science is rethinking this one, according to two papers by Robert Elwood et al, published in two scholarly journals, as stated in the linked article.

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