US | lobster 140-Year-Old Lobster Liberated Restaurant heeds PETA call to let old-timer return to the sea By Rob Quinn Posted Jan 10, 2009 3:04 AM CST Copied "George," a live 20-pound lobster, at City Crab and Seafood in New York, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. George spent 10 days in the tank at the Manhattan joint after being caught off Newfoundland 2 weeks ago. (AP Photo/P.E.T.A.) A lobster almost as old as the Lincoln presidency will return to the ocean today after being freed by PETA, the Village Voice reports. The animal rights group persuaded a New York City seafood restaurant to release George, estimated to be 140 years old, and plans to free the old-timer in an area off the Maine cost where lobster trapping is forbidden. Read These Next Trump nominee who said he has 'a Nazi streak' withdraws. Trump reportedly wants a $230M payout from the DOJ. RFK Jr. offered his wife a fake separation. An 11-year-old died from a snake bite. His dad thought he was drunk. Report an error