By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk BALTIMORE — Maryland residents have gotten their claws out in response to an animal rights group’s new billboard campaign in Baltimore that urges people to stop eating crabs, WJZ reported. >> Read more trending news The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals erected a billboard near the Inner Harbor that has a picture of a crab and the caption, “I’m me, not meat,” the television station reported. This is a bold play in Baltimore. pic.twitter.com/f0wBVip0pN— Danielle Ohl (@DTOhl) August 22, 2018 “Just like humans, crabs feel pain and fear, have unique personalities, and value their own lives,” PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said in a news release. “PETA’s billboard aims to give Charm City residents some food for thought about sparing sensitive marine animals the agony of being boiled alive or crushed to death in fishing nets simply by going vegan.” Recommended for you Recommended for you Recommended for you Most read 1 Dangerous ‘kissing bug’ illness spreading across Southern 2 Palm Beach County mugshots: Arrest photos from Palm Beach County 3 Kenny Stills, Ryan Tannehill deep ball slayers for Miami Dolphins The billboard is directly above the Silver Moon II restaurant, PETA said in its release. “Whatever they say, ‘Go vegan,’ whatever, nothing is going to work,” Nick Lentis, owner of Silver Moon II, told WBAL.”Vegan is for vegan. Do what you have to do. Eat what you have to eat. Don’t press the people to go do that, so leave… [Read full story]
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