Bubba,a 23-pound lobster pulled from the waters off Nantucket, Mass., has received a reprieve from being dinner and will be moving off to the Pittsburgh Zoo.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wanted to release Bubba back in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine.
Another group calling itself People For Eating Tasty Animals reportedly offered Wholey's fishmarket a hefty price for the lobster. At Tuesday's price of $14.98 a pound, Bubba would retail for about $350.
Bob Wholey, the owner of the fishmarket to which Bubba was initially shipped, decided to give the lobster to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, which will send him to an aquarium at a Ripley's Believe It or Not museum.
Although his business is to sell seafood, Wholey says he's become a little philosophical after seeing the lobster, which has been estimated to be anywhere between 50-100 years old. "I don't think you could eat something that big." he said, "I mean, if you sat down and ate this thing, wouldn't that be a bit shellfish?"
Bubba, no butter for you!
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