Lucky Lobsters Get a Trip to Maine Instead of the Pot
Animal rights activists today spent $240 to buy seven live lobsters from a suburban Maryland restaurant and fly them to a new home--or maybe their old home--off the coast of Maine.
Cam McQueen of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals picked up the lobsters from the House of Chinese Gourmet in Rockville, Md., took them to Washington National Airport and boarded a flight to Portland, Me.
The House of Chinese Gourmet is popular among local vegetarians who were offended when owner Jack Sun introduced the lobster tank about a month ago, PETA spokeswoman Victoria Thomas said.
“All of a sudden they put up a 125-gallon tank with live lobsters,” she said. “All their vegetarian clientele got very upset.”
Sun agreed to get rid of the tank if the animal activists bought the lobsters. The group paid $40 for the lobsters and $200 for the flight.
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