Canada vegan helps lobster make epic journey from supermarket to ocean

Lobby Joe's long voyage back to the ocean began when he was spotted by Christine Loughead, sitting alone in a tank in a northern Ontario supermarket

By the time Lobby Joe was released back into the waters on Canada's east coast, the Atlantic lobster had travelled thousands of kilometres on a journey that had cost hundreds of dollars.

The lobster's long voyage began when he was spotted sitting alone in a tank in a northern Ontario supermarket, by Christine Loughead. Perhaps because she was a vegan, she found the crustacean's probable fate unbearable. "It weighed on my psyche more and more," she told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.