The UK RSPCA, RSPCA Australia and the Victorian Department of Primary Industry consider boiling to be a inhumane way of killing crustaceans and they along with Fisheries WA suggest ice slurry/cooling for the general public. For crabs pithing is seen as acceptable if done by someone who knows what they are doing.
www.rspca.org.au/policy/PostionG1.pdf
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/HandlingLiveSeafood/HandlingLiveSeafoodPage02.php?0005
http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/BlobServer?blobtable=RSPCABlob&blobcol=urlblob&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1223294842888&blobheader=application/pdf
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nrenfa.nsf/LinkView/93EB9925E88A7CF7CA256D780013F01951F52E6260BC77B8CA2572B10008EED4
Or you could just not eat them at all.
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