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 New York explores how women are 'quietly quitting' marriages. Are you prepared to drop beaucoup bucks on your scalp? The Atlantic has a lengthy profile of RFK Jr. Innovation and oddball kicks are reshaping the league. Report an error