An extremely rare orange lobster that was found in the seafood section of a market in Southampton, New York, has been rescued and released back into the sea.
The “one in 30 million” lobster was first discovered at a Stop & Shop in Southampton by a local animal shelter, which then contacted animal rights group Humane Long Island (HLI).
“Arriving with a shipment of traditional brown lobsters before the Fourth of July, the rare orange lobster, now affectionately named 'Clementine,' quickly became a favorite at a Southampton grocery store, where she was fed shrimp by the store manager and nicknamed 'Pinky' by the manager's young daughter,” HLI said in a recent press release.
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A local supermarket reportedly hoped to “save her from the bars” by offering some sort of clemency through the Long Island Aquarium.
However, amnesty was not granted and releases continued.
A rare orange lobster was discovered at a market in Southampton, New York and was rescued by an animal rights group. (Humane LI)
Southampton Animal Shelter was the team that alerted Animal Protection about the extremely rare crustacean.
According to Humane Long Island, HLI's executive director has contacted the local Stop & Shop to ask managers to donate the lobster for rehabilitation and eventual release back into the wild.
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The conservation group consulted veterinarians and set up a tank of cold saltwater to help reacclimate the rare creature to the ocean.
In just a few hours, Clementine the Crustacean was swimming around and exploring Long Island Sound.
Clementine, an orange crustacean, has been able to reacclimate to the water by swimming and exploring Long Island Sound, thanks to the work of Humane Long Island. (Humane LI)
“Lobsters are sensitive, intelligent animals that can migrate more than 100 miles each year,” John Di Leonardo, animal anthropologist and executive director of Humane Long Island, said in a press release.
“Like other aquatic animals, lobsters [feel] Being taken from their sea homes and eaten, or confined to small tanks, causes them pain and suffering.”
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“Humaine Long Island invites everyone to celebrate Clementine's successful release back into the wild by respecting all lobsters and not eating them, because no caring human being should boil an animal alive.”
This isn't the first time the rare orange lobster has come close to ending up on our dinner table.
A rare orange lobster was rescued from a seafood store in Southampton, New York, and safely released back into the wild. (Humane LI)
The orange lobsters, nicknamed “Crush” after the Denver Broncos' “Orange Crush” defense, were delivered to Red Lobster locations in Denver, Colorado in early July.
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Less than a week later, a second orange crustacean was delivered to a Red Lobster in North Carolina, Fox News Digital previously reported.
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Humane Long Island reported that boiling conscious lobsters alive is actually illegal in Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand and the Italian city of Reggio Emilia.
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Fox News Digital Lifestyle has reached out to the Southampton Animal Shelter for further comment and information.
