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Are gentiles permitted to eat lobster which is prepared by placing a live lobster in boiling water? Lobsters are considered sheratzim and therefore the law of ever min ha-chai may not apply. However, causing so much pain (tzar baalei chayim) to a living creature may be a violation of the seven Noachide laws.
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Great question!! Lobster is a forbidden species for Jews to eat. While non-Jews are not forbidden to eat lobster, perhaps the way in which it is prepared, at great pain to the lobster, should make them forbidden to followers of the Noachide Laws.
Best Wishes,
Rabbi Barry
Dov Lerner
Foundation for Family Education
(FFFE)
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