George the lobster gets new lease on life at 140

[Faygo Kid]

NEW YORK – A new lease on life — at 140? That's what a Manhattan lobster got Friday, when the 20-pound crustacean named George was released from a swanky Park Avenue restaurant's tank. City Crab and Seafood agreed to a request from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to let the lobster return to the Atlantic Ocean.

"We applaud the folks at City Crab and Seafood for their compassionate decision to allow this noble old-timer to live out his days in freedom and peace," said PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk.

Some scientists estimate lobsters can live to be more than 100 years old. PETA and the restaurant gauged George's age at about 140, using a rule of thumb based on the creature's weight.

Caught off Newfoundland, Canada, George lived in the tank for about 10 days. He was to be released Saturday near Kennebunkport, Maine, in an area where lobster trapping is forbidden. . . http://www.denverpost.com/watercooler/ci_11418069



I wish THIS George a long life. Which he has already had; 140 means he was born during the Grant administration.

[Booster]

1. George Bush would have eaten him.

[salguine]

2. With much bragging and smirking.

[Fearless]

3. Unfortunately...

Usually if you move an animal of that age it will die of shock. Expecially lobsters, but also many reptiles and fish.

[Joe the Liberal]

4. Good for George the lobster then.........

old lobsters must not taste that good anyways so it's a win/win.