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 Driver who killed Dixie Chicks founder hears his fate. Bill Gates apologized to his staff, spoke of his affairs. Home Improvement actor is going to jail for more than a year. Trump laid a 'trap' for Democrats, and GOP aims to pounce. Report an error