Do Lobsters feel pain when you cook them?
The Lobster Institute has received many inquiries about whether
boiling lobsters is humane. Being concerned about this important
question, researchers conducted experiments and studied the lobster's
nervous system. The nervous system of a lobster is very simple – not
unlike that of an insect. Neither insects nor lobsters have brains. For
an organism to perceive pain it must have a more complex nervous
system. Neurophysiologists tell us that lobsters, like insects, do not
process pain.
