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Severely overcrowded claw-bound lobsters in London fishmonger tank

Fishmongers - London, England

Severely overcrowded claw-bound lobsters in London fishmonger tank

Jan, 2026

Live lobsters with their claws bound in a tank in overcrowded conditions in London fishmonger. Observer "It was so over crowded that some had got stuck between the filter and the glass and were piled on top of each and other and the ones at the bottom couldn't move at all let alone turn around. I spoke to 3 members of staff and they all said they were not keen on how the lobsters were kept but that it wasn't their choice it was the owner's decision. I then emailed the owner later that day. I also returned to the shop and the ones in the corner had been moved but they were still all piled on top of each other. The person I spoke to on my return said the tank wasn't busy at all and that I should have seen it at Christmas as besides they would all be dead soon. He said they no longer could boil them and I said omg you were boiling them and then he back tracked."

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