The Old Gray Mare

Gigantic lobster gets a reprieve on Coney Island



Posted: Monday, August 22, 2011

by The Old Gray Mare
www.DressYourHorse.com

An unusually B-I-G lobster was recently caught in the waters off the coast of Canada. He found himself being transported, along with other lobsters, to the New England Lobster Company in San Francisco, CA.

His future seemed to be sealed. The combined live shipment of Crustaceans weighed in at 2-ton for an inevitable meeting with the cooking pot.

But, as fate would have it, this Big Bad Boy received a reprieve thanks to the New England Lobster Company where an employee suggested that he was really too big for the pot. Jennifer Vargas, New England Lobster’s bookkeeper, began seeking solutions to save the Lobster’s life when he came off the scales at over a whopping 18 pounds. That translates to an estimated age of at least 75 years and a lot of missed lobster traps.

During his brief stay, he aroused a whole lot of interest from paying customers but no one had a pot that would fit his enormous size.

New England Lobster Company from New York Times - Jennifer Vargas holds 18 pound lobsterAnswering an online announcement, the Wildlife Conservation Society declared interested in the spectacular Lobster. This week, the immense Lobster became an exhibit at the New York Aquarium.

Visitors have received the Crustacean with appreciation and interest. Says Aquarium Director Jon Dohlin, “This still-growing lobster is a crowd-pleaser.” Looking at the Lobster with a proud smile, Dohlin said, “He radiates a certain crustacean charisma."

Jennifer Vargas holds
this 18 pound lobster
Heidi Rucki brings expertise as a horsewoman, dog lover and stained glass/mosaic artist. She is an accomplished freelance writer in the horse industry. Writing online as The Old Gray Mare, many of her current articles can be found on www.DressYourHorse.com. In the past, Rucki wrote for numerous horse organizations including The Connecticut Horse Council. She took early retirement from Phoenix Home Life where she wrote mutual fund prospectuses and was responsible for their submissions to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Old Gray Mare writes to share knowledge and her love of horses for everyone but especially for novice and new horse owners. Besides her two main websites, she has recently published three new blog sites. Of those, her favorite is www.BeautyOfHorses.com.
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» left by Jack H. Schick
 272 days 12 hours ago.
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Do you remember the big one the conservationists saved a few years ago? They threw him back in the sea--with the bands still on his claws so he couldnt catch anything to eat!
» left by The Old Gray Mare 271 days 21 hours ago.
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Actually I do not recall - but shame on the conservationists to condemn the big guy to death like that. Since that's what they did leaving bands on him.

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