system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: why is it that if I boil my pet crab, it's totally legal, yet if I boil my pet dog, I would be arrested? What's the difference?
gpt
In the US The Animal Welfare Act excludes a number of animals: birds, rats and mice bred for research, and animals raised for food or fiber as well as all cold-blooded animals. Animal cruelty laws do not apply to crabs.