There’s a lot to be said about the lengths you would go in order to stay alive, but I’m not sure if I was ever faced with a Saw style scenario where I had to cut my own leg off in order to survive that I would be able to do it – the crayfish in this story has no such qualms.

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In a video that’s equal parts sad and kinda inspiring, the little crayfish is filmed at a restaurant in the moments that it’s about to be boiled alive. Its leg becomes stuck in the cooking pot and it slowly realises that if it wants to survive, then it’s going to have to get rid of the leg.

The little guy then proceeds to cut it off like it doesn’t even give a damn about it, before escaping for good (this is a little gross btw, so you’ve been warned):

https://www.facebook.com/animal.cruelties/videos/1916665595020930/

Damn, he really was ruthless there about his arm though wasn’t he? But just take a minute to think about how awful and painful it must have been for him (assuming his gender there, sorry if that offends anyone) to make that decision in that split second. Real heartbreaking stuff.

There is somewhat of a happy ending to the story though – the guy who posted the video revealed that afterwards he decided to adopt the crayfish and is now raising him in an aquarium at his house. I guess if he hadn’t have cut his arm off he would have definitely been toast, but how good is life in this aquarium with only one arm? Better than nothing, but still, that video is messed up.

I’m not one to preach about animal rights and not eating them etc, but man it would be so much better not to boil animals alive like that don’t you think? That’s a really barbaric way to do it and I just can’t get behind it, especially after seeing that video. Not cool.

For more of the same (kinda) here’s a 12 pound giant lobster. That shit cray.