{"id":3684,"date":"2017-02-16T12:24:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T01:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2024-09-26T03:01:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T17:01:36","slug":"nicholas-seafood-convicted-cruelty-lobster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/news\/nicholas-seafood-convicted-cruelty-lobster\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground-Breaking Case: Seafood Store Convicted for Cruelty to Lobster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim \" style=\"background-color: #8c7f7c;\"><\/span><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 600px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobster-752705_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobster-752705_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobster-752705_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><source media=\"(min-width: 601px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobster-752705_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobster-752705_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobster-752705_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/lobster-752705_1280.jpg\" alt=\"lobster\" width=\"1920\" height=\"550\" data-object-position=\"52% 32%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" style=\"object-position: 52% 32%; object-fit: cover;\"><\/picture>\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Ground-Breaking Case: Seafood Store Convicted for Cruelty to Lobster<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org.au\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/span> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Ground-Breaking Case: Seafood Store Convicted for Cruelty to Lobster<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"social-media-buttons wp-block-peta-blocks-social-media-sharing\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Social Media Sharing Buttons\">\n\t<a \n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peta.org.au%2Fnews%2Fnicholas-seafood-convicted-cruelty-lobster%2F\" \n\t\tclass=\"social-media-button social-media-button--facebook\" \n\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" \n\t\taria-label=\"Share on Facebook\"\n\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n\t>\n\t\t<svg id=\"facebook-logo\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"15.735\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 15.735 28\">\n\t\t\t<defs>\n\t\t\t\t<clipPath id=\"clip-path\">\n\t\t\t\t<rect id=\"Rectangle_4605\" data-name=\"Rectangle 4605\" width=\"15.735\" height=\"28\" fill=\"none\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/clipPath>\n\t\t\t<\/defs>\n\t\t\t<g id=\"Group_6860\" data-name=\"Group 6860\" clip-path=\"url(#clip-path)\">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"Path_7367\" data-name=\"Path 7367\" d=\"M3.559,28V16.143H0V10.869H3.559V8.6c0-5.873,2.658-8.6,8.425-8.6a18.992,18.992,0,0,1,3.752.429v4.78c-.408-.043-1.115-.064-1.994-.064-2.83,0-3.923,1.072-3.923,3.859v1.865h5.637l-.969,5.274H9.819V28Z\" fill=\"#032239\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t<\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a \n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peta.org.au%2Fnews%2Fnicholas-seafood-convicted-cruelty-lobster%2F&text=Ground-Breaking+Case%3A+Seafood+Store+Convicted+for+Cruelty+to+Lobstervia%20@peta\" \n\t\tclass=\"social-media-button social-media-button--twitter\" \n\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" \n\t\taria-label=\"Share on Twitter\"\n\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t<svg id=\"twitter-x-logo\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27.432\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27.432 28\">\n\t\t\t<path id=\"twitter-x-logo-2\" data-name=\"twitter-x-logo\" d=\"M13.007,15.7l-1.088-1.56L3.311,1.844H7l6.953,9.932,1.088,1.562L24.122,26.25H20.433ZM24.122,0,15.23,10.31,8.135,0H0L10.69,15.561,0,28H2.412l9.366-10.878L19.25,28h8.182L16.318,11.872,26.534,0Z\" fill=\"#032239\"\/>\n\t\t<\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a \n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peta.org.au%2Fnews%2Fnicholas-seafood-convicted-cruelty-lobster%2F\" \n\t\tclass=\"social-media-button social-media-button--whatsapp\" \n\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" \n\t\taria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\"\n\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t<svg id=\"Component_16_5\" data-name=\"Component 16 \u2013 5\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"27.866\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27.866 28\">\n\t\t\t<defs>\n\t\t\t\t<clipPath id=\"clip-path\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rect id=\"Rectangle_4607\" data-name=\"Rectangle 4607\" width=\"27.866\" height=\"28\" fill=\"none\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/clipPath>\n\t\t\t<\/defs>\n\t\t\t<g id=\"Group_6862\" data-name=\"Group 6862\" clip-path=\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<path id=\"Path_7370\" data-name=\"Path 7370\" d=\"M23.806,4.069A13.878,13.878,0,0,0,1.968,20.81L0,28l7.355-1.93a13.862,13.862,0,0,0,6.631,1.689h.005a13.881,13.881,0,0,0,9.815-23.69M13.991,25.416h0a11.524,11.524,0,0,1-5.87-1.607l-.421-.25L3.331,24.7,4.5,20.448l-.274-.436a11.532,11.532,0,1,1,9.769,5.4m6.326-8.637c-.347-.173-2.051-1.012-2.369-1.128s-.549-.173-.78.174-.895,1.128-1.1,1.359-.4.26-.751.087a9.506,9.506,0,0,1-2.788-1.721,10.447,10.447,0,0,1-1.928-2.4c-.2-.347-.022-.534.152-.707.156-.156.346-.4.52-.607a2.376,2.376,0,0,0,.346-.579.638.638,0,0,0-.028-.607c-.087-.174-.781-1.88-1.069-2.574-.282-.676-.568-.585-.78-.6s-.434-.012-.665-.012a1.272,1.272,0,0,0-.924.434,3.887,3.887,0,0,0-1.214,2.892,6.749,6.749,0,0,0,1.416,3.587,15.445,15.445,0,0,0,5.922,5.234,19.759,19.759,0,0,0,1.977.731,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,2.183.137,3.574,3.574,0,0,0,2.34-1.648,2.894,2.894,0,0,0,.2-1.649c-.086-.145-.317-.231-.664-.405\" fill=\"#032239\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2017-02-16T12:24:52+11:00\">16 February 2017<\/time><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>One of Sydney’s biggest seafood stores, Nicholas Seafood, has pleaded guilty to cruelty-to-animals charges after a video was uploaded to YouTube showing a staff member butchering a suffering lobster without stunning the animal first.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This is the <strong>first conviction case for cruelty to crustaceans ever seen<\/strong> by RSPCA NSW. These animals were covered by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act in 1997 after it was scientifically <strong>proved that they can feel pain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows the frantic lobster <strong>struggle and thrash<\/strong> whilst a worker attempts to butcher the animal. The <strong>tail was hacked off<\/strong> while the lobster was still alive, and the animal was then <strong>put through a band saw<\/strong> around 20 to 30 seconds later.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video aligncenter is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video Shows Inhumane Killing of Lobster at Nicholas Seafood\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iWKNVHHHOHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>The store \u2013 located at the popular Sydney Fish Market in Glebe \u2013 was<strong> slapped with a $1,500 fine<\/strong> after being taken to court by the RSPCA.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote>\r\n<p>“I attended the business and spoke to the manager \u2026. We were told that it was an isolated incident and the staff member who did it was not aware of correct procedures to euthanise.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u2013 RSPCA NSW Inspector Tyson Hohlein<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<p>Workers have now reportedly been trained to ensure welfare guidelines are followed in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we could <strong>make even more certain<\/strong> to avoid inflicting pain on lobsters by <strong>choosing not to capture and kill them in the first place<\/strong>. Crustaceans may not fit many people’s idea of “cute and cuddly”, but they <strong>value their lives<\/strong> just as we value ours and endure agony when they’re dismembered and boiled alive.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Please don’t eat lobsters \u2013 or any other animal.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-block-pattern\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-text__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading\">Let\u2019s make 2025 a historic year for animals<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button is-style-donate-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.peta.org.au\/page\/162466\/donate\/1?ea.tracking.id=H24MEBXXXXWXXX\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate Now\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-text__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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