{"id":8324,"date":"2026-05-12T15:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/?p=8324"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:35:09","slug":"beneath-the-shell-a-sensitive-being-the-lobster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/beneath-the-shell-a-sensitive-being-the-lobster\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneath the shell, a sensitive being: the lobster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8324\" class=\"elementor elementor-8324 elementor-8122\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a726f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83a726f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e73e178 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e73e178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ab2f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49ab2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b37df1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b37df1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0238ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0238ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5503db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5503db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beneath the shell, a sensitive being: the lobster<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636f1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"636f1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Published by the <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/about-us\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BESA team<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">May 13, 2026<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3066408 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3066408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6124bbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6124bbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1777a elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee1777a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"_animation\":\"fadeInLeft\",\"_animation_delay\":0,\"_animation_mobile\":\"fadeInLeft\"}' data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#agir-homards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fist-raised\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Act for them<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfeddda elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bfeddda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"_animation\":\"fadeInRight\",\"_animation_delay\":500,\"_animation_mobile\":\"fadeInLeft\"}' data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/donation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-heart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make a donation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bf05a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78bf05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccab0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ccab0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Every summer, millions of lobsters are caught, transported, held, and slaughtered in Quebec and across Canada.<\/strong> Their suffering rarely enters public debate, and is even more rarely reflected in laws recognizing animals&rsquo; basic needs. Yet recent studies clearly show that lobsters are sentient animals capable of experiencing pain, stress, and fear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">To help reduce the suffering inflicted on lobsters, BESA is launching a public awareness and advocacy campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d828840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d828840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcce4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcce4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why lobsters?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9315ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9315ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">Lobsters occupy a particular place in our societies: <strong>they are among the few animals we consume commercially who are sold alive<\/strong> (especially in supermarkets) <strong>and then killed by consumers themselves at home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">In Quebec,<strong> there are no specific regulations protecting lobsters regarding transport, holding, and slaughter<\/strong>. They may be stacked alive on ice, kept out of water for long periods, and boiled alive&mdash;practices that scientific research considers to cause entirely avoidable suffering and agony.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">This lack of a legal framework makes lobsters among the most exploited and least protected animals. It stands in contradiction to current scientific knowledge and to the growing desire in our society to strengthen protections for animals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0753d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0753d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d40224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d40224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be04831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be04831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0887-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0887-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0887-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0887-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0887-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0887-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce308fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce308fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #919191;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">A lobster in a tank at a Quebec supermarket. Photograph by Hailey Oldfield. <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f335b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f335b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405fd18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"405fd18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What was done last summer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880a9a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"880a9a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">The Lobsters Campaign, launched last summer at the initiative of our social media manager and board member for communications, Rachel Therrien, aimed to break the silence surrounding this reality. The campaign included the following actions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sending open letters to various grocery chains in Quebec that sell live lobsters, to highlight the reality faced by these animals and to call for the abolition of these practices<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Public awareness actions at grocery stores to inform the public about lobster sentience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Calling on the public and decision-makers to address the inconsistency between current scientific knowledge and outdated practices still permitted<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">This campaign sparked discussions (sometimes uncomfortable ones) and highlighted a major blind spot in animal welfare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07000fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"07000fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80dc6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c80dc6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the campaign revealed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e73aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e73aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">The conversations that followed the campaign bore out what we have long observed:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many people are unaware that lobsters are sentient beings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Several believe, incorrectly, that current practices are already regulated<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The welfare of aquatic animals remains largely excluded from public debate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">In other words, the campaign confirmed that the issue is not only the cruelty of these practices, but also how <b>normalized <\/b>they have become.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5967a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5967a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31142ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31142ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bf856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91bf856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0900-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0900-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0900-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0900-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0900-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/002A0900-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f484643 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f484643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #919191;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">A lobster in a supermarket aquarium. Photograph by Hailey Oldfield. <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd66ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9cd66ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfbc05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dfbc05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we want<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55ea45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d55ea45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">BESA is calling for concrete and realistic changes, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Explicit <b>recognition of crustacean sentience<\/b> within Quebec&rsquo;s regulatory frameworks, in line with current knowledge of their biology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Banning the cruelest commercial practices<\/b>, such as the sale of live lobsters in grocery stores to individuals and restaurateurs<br><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Requiring the use of slaughter methods recognized as reducing suffering<\/b>, including banning killing by boiling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Greater transparency and increased accountability from both industry and public authorities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">These are basic measures aligned with scientific evidence and already implemented elsewhere.<strong> Switzerland, Norway, and New Zealand have banned placing live lobsters into boiling water without prior stunning, recognizing their sentience<\/strong>. In the United Kingdom, England is also preparing to ban this practice. The measure, expected to be implemented by 2030, would also apply to crustaceans and cephalopod mollusks&mdash;including octopuses&mdash;all recognized as sentient beings under British law. In Italy, courts consider storing lobsters on ice to be treatment incompatible with animal safety and welfare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181fb62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"181fb62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aaf3ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aaf3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And now?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988b0e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"988b0e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">The Lobsters campaign did not end last summer. It is part of a broader effort to expand how we think about animal welfare and to include all sentient animals&mdash;including those who live underwater.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Continuing to ignore their suffering is a choice, not an inevitability<\/strong>. Solutions exist. Political will, however, must catch up and demand their implementation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">At BESA, we will continue speaking out, informing the public, and demanding real changes for animals forgotten and suffering in silence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c540987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c540987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5ea7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c5ea7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"agir-homards\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3df68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b3df68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For them, you can take action &#129438;&nbsp;!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db1769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0db1769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>The lack of laws protecting lobsters in Quebec is not a fatality<\/strong>. Other countries around the world have shown us that coherent legislation, aligned with our understanding of lobster biology, is entirely possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">But it&rsquo;s up to us to bring about this change, to make our MPs, our grocery stores, and our restaurants understand that this change is possible, and that it&rsquo;s necessary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em;\">On this page, you&rsquo;ll find everything you need to contact your representatives and the businesses in your area!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>So, on your marks? Get set? Go &#127881;! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2053193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2053193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296632d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"296632d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046f717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"046f717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><b>&#129438; It&rsquo;s your turn!<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: center;\"><em>Click on the different options to find letter templates and resources!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2fd64 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c2fd64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92ae74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a92ae74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a121f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2a121f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#EnvoyerMail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homard-emails-2.svg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-8167\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-663e6f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"663e6f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: roboto, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Send a letter to your elected officials<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8481c21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8481c21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716a639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"716a639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#lettres-homards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homard-lettres2.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-8171\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homard-lettres2.png 648w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homard-lettres2-290x300.png 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e9f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5e9f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: roboto, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Send a letter to your restaurant or grocery store<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c65c73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c65c73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: roboto, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Share our posts on social media<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d688c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7d688c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7c542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a7c542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#recettes-homard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logos-youtube-icon.svg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-8233\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af84c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1af84c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@besa_quebec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logos-tiktok-icon.svg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-8231\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9052f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9052f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e70f77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e70f77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab7e81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ab7e81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"recettes-homard\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1743d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1743d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f60cb9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f60cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"_animation\":\"bounceIn\"}' data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/besa.quebec\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homard-pasdansassiette.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8157\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c40b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6c40b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to keep lobster off your plate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e2b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06e2b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: center;\"><em>The best way to respect the well-being of lobsters is still to leave them of our plate! Another great opportunity to discover plant-based recipes? <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97604b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"97604b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9318be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9318be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plant-based... lobster &#129438;&#129388;? Give it a try at home, it's easy! <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc80732 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc80732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ef0a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52ef0a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cebde0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cebde0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/itdoesnttastelikechicken.com\/vegan-lobster\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-12-at-18-24-15-Vegan-Lobster-garlic-butter-heart-of-palm-%E2%80%A2-It-Doesnt-Taste-Like-Chicken.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-8242\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7312237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7312237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itdoesnttastelikechicken.com\/vegan-lobster\/\"><span style=\"font-family: bebas neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22pt; color: #000000;\">Vegan Lobster! (Heart of palm with garlic butter) <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(From It Doesn&rsquo;t Taste Like Chicken)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cae98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"94cae98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a518b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a518b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plant-based recipes inspired by seafood &#127754;!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d861541 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d861541\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c9f0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3c9f0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0393c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0393c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vegan-pratique.fr\/?s=&amp;search-type=normal&amp;post_type=recette&amp;theme%5B%5D=131\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RecettesVeganPratqueMer.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-8253\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RecettesVeganPratqueMer.png 506w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RecettesVeganPratqueMer-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9961e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9961e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vegan-pratique.fr\/?s=&amp;search-type=normal&amp;post_type=recette&amp;theme%5B%5D=131\"><span style=\"font-family: bebas neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22pt; color: #000000;\">Seafood Recipes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>On the Vegan Pratique website (french content)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696ced0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"696ced0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c1d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34c1d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslibraires.ca\/livres\/mes-recettes-de-la-mer-eva-zink-9782383381686.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RecettesMerEvaZink.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-8258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RecettesMerEvaZink.png 480w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RecettesMerEvaZink-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b094d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42b094d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leslibraires.ca\/livres\/mes-recettes-de-la-mer-eva-zink-9782383381686.html\"><span style=\"font-family: bebas neue, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22pt; color: #000000;\">100% plant-based seafood recipes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: roboto, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A book by Eva Zink (french content)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0675a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0675a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a95e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45a95e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More plant-based recipes for every taste, made in Quebec &#129367;!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd9da9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cd9da9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d557471 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d557471\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57cb8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57cb8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loouniecuisine.com\/fr\/recettes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LoonieCuisineRecette.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-8272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LoonieCuisineRecette.png 244w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LoonieCuisineRecette-241x300.png 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a6595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a6595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loouniecuisine.com\/fr\/recettes\/\"><span style=\"font-family: bebas neue, helvetica, sans-serif; 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