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Evening Standard
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Georgia Bell

Top London restaurateur hits out at ban on boiling live lobsters

Restaurant heads are unhappy about the new policy - (James Chiavarini)

Boiling lobster and crab alive will be banned in the UK as part of new animal rights legislation brought in by the government.

On Monday, the government released its highly anticipated animal welfare strategy and announced the policy, explaining “live boiling is not an acceptable killing method”.

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