Conference misery::feline_v1

    Some how I feel that cooking LIVE lobsters is cruel.  And letting
    cats play with them ahead of time borders on sick.
    
    			-maureen
    

    It was also anti-climax watching our three watch a live crab before
    it went into the pot.  Here we were full of anticipation - all the
    funny antics etc. that would happen and it was dulls ville. (yup
    three bored cats)
    
    However, I took home a large chicken foot from the meat market and
    they had one h**l of a good time with that - you should try one
    - under supervision of course.
    
    
    Giudi, Pippin, Gino & Stitch Too

    YUK YUK YUK
    
    Lisa plus P&P
    
    
    PS TAUNTING ANY LIVING THING IS ***CRUEL***
    

    Not the sort of thing I expect to find in Feline ....
    
    Helen

    Well, it doesn't sound like anyone did any "taunting".  Sounds
    more like they just "looked".  
    
    I'm just glad I don't like lobster - I don't think I could drop
    a live anything in a pot of boiling water either.  
    
    Anyway - lets lighten up just a bit here.  I'm a big animals' rights
    advocate, as you know, and I also don't think animal abuse is funny
    but I think there are far better causes than this particular one
    for our energies.
      Nancy DC  

    
    Well,I think thats put one noter off noting anymore?
    
    Everyone who comes to see my crew thinks I'm cruel for picking the
    boys up by their tails at 1st until they see the boys come running
    up and turning their tails towards me for more "play"( I dont mean
    ALL the cat up just the rear-end.)

    I hate to tell you this Phil, but the elevated tail is a cats way
    of saying "hello" not "Please pick me up by the tail, Dad."
    
    Seriously - watch your cat sometime, if it isn't paying attention
    to you, walk over and say hello - the tail will shoot straight
    up.
      Nancy DC

    
    No,No,No Nancy,I thought you might say that! 
    Ha,thought you,I've got him this time;-)
    
    I know what you mean about the tail but what happens is this.
    
    I run my hands over the floor and they chase it. One will nip my
    hand and then as I'm squatting run round behind me and run between
    my legs until the tail is almost up my nose where I grab the tail
    low down and lift the rear end up and spin whichever around. THEN,
    as the game goes,I wave my hand around just out of reach in the
    air making whichever jump up and nip again. So,I grab the tail again
    and spin again and so the game goes on and on and.......
    
    But if they are in the garden when I walk up to them then its a
    case of grab and spin,spin and grab....
    
    Oh well,enough spinning and grabbing,but in my case its
    
    " "Please pick me up by the tail, Dad."
                         
    nanananananananaannananan    ;-)

    Well, I guess if you were my Dad I'd be a bit "off balance" by now
    myself.  You know, maybe Bob belongs with you guys  ;-)

Re: cooking lobsters
	
	You don't have to put live lobsters in boiling water.  You
	can sever their spinal cord to quickly kill them first.

	The only difference between lobsters and chicken is that you
	have to do the killing yourself but they taste so good it is
	worth it.

	Karen

    RE: .10
    
    Put lobsters in the freezer for about 20 minutes prior to cooking,
    the cold 'puts them to sleep'.
    
    Kirk
    

    But the boiling water sure wakes 'em up quick!

    Phil, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!
    
    I'm off this topic.
    
    Kate