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NYC Restaurant Lobster Freed

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• Jan. 9: George, a live 20-pound lobster rests on a plate at City Crab and Seafood in New York. City Crab and Seafood has spared the lobster, which was released near Kennebunkport, Maine, in an area where lobster trapping is forbidden. PETA and the restaurant gauged George's age at about 140, using a rule of thumb based on the creature's weight.
• Jan. 10: Neil Robinson of Portsmouth, N.H., prepares to release a 140-year-old, 20-pound lobster in Kennebunkport, Maine. The lobster was confined to a tank inside a New York City seafood restaurant for about 10 days until the restaurant had a change of heart and agreed to let People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals return the lucky lobster, named George, to Kennebunkport, where he was released back into the sea.
• Jan. 10: Neil Robinson, of Portsmouth N.H., carries a 140-year-old, 20-pound lobster onto the rocks in Kennebunkport, Maine, to be released. The lobster was confined to a tank at a New York City seafood restaurant for about 10 days until the restaurant had a change of heart and agreed to let People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals return the lucky lobster, named George, to Kennebunkport, where he was be released back into the sea.
• Jan. 10: Neil Robinson, of Portsmouth, N.H., carries a 140-year-old, 20-pound lobster onto the rocks in Kennebunkport, Maine, to be released.
• Jan. 9: George, a live 20-pound lobster waits in a crate in New York for a trip to the waters off Kennebunkport, Maine. City Crab and Seafood spared the lobster, and released it in an area where lobster trapping is forbidden.
• George, a 20-pound, 140-year-old lobster whose life was spared by a New York City eatery.