Constantine von Hoffman wonders why Whole Foods thinks live lobsters die any more inhumanely than all the other animals that gave their organic, pesticide-free lives for its customers' enjoyment, albeit out of their sight:

... So let me get this right - it's OK to sell meat, pork, fowl and fish (and probably lobsters) that are killed off premises but not something that's alive when it gets to the store? I think you should have to see the slaughter of all your food before you consume it. ...