PETA Puts Up Billboard Urging Marylanders To Stop Eating Crabs

CBS News ^ | August 23, 2018 | George Solis

[Zakeet]

The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals put up a billboard near the Inner Harbor that is not getting the greatest response from those on social media.

On the billboard, it has a picture of a crab, along with the caption, "I'm ME, Not MEAT." The billboard will be in place for the Baltimore Seafood Festival on September 15.

"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 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."

Response to the billboard on social media has been mixed, with some Marylanders saying the people in this state will never stop eating crabs, that crab is king.

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Telling Marylanders to stop eating crabs is just funny. PETA are idiots.

[M Kehoe]

Soft shell sammichs, yum.

Tracy could you fix me one honey.

5.56mm

[laplata]

lol

[DoodleBob]

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I've seen PETA’s national headquarters in Norfolk. It's a low-rise building right over the water in a beautiful location. They could go crabbing from their office windows.
 

[IndispensableDestiny]

Soft shells are coming in right now. Sauteed on bacon fat, awesome. I think I’ll go out and pick up two and some bacon.

[gundog]

There’s a sheep that’s been running around in the woods hereabouts for a few years. It doesn’t look particularly comfortable packing all that wool around. Probably keeps it warm and dry in winter, though. I expect it to get stuck in the swamp and not be able to move, one day.

[Peeps47]

Tracy looked into the crabs eyes and instantly saw a soul. The crab looked back into her eyes and saw nothing but emptiness. I’m sure it wanted to eat her if possible.

[ronniesgal]

they could ask Tela Tequila to be their spokesperson.

[shanover]

PETA types have no qualms with supporting abortion and denying that a pregnant woman is two lives.

[MomwithHope]

This is a joke right?

[Mase]

The price of crabs this summer will do a hell of a lot more to prevent people from eating crabs than anything PETA does. I never thought I’d pay $150 for a dozen crabs but there I was....

[Islander2]

A PETA ad on a billboard coming to your area soon.

DON’T EAT YOUR CRABS, GIVE THEM TO YOUR FRIENDS

[namvolunteer]

When Baltimore Orioles manager Jimmy Dykes was fired, he blamed the fans for his predictament: “All the crabs ain’t in the bay.”

[Conserv]

lol

Good Luck with that, Peta.

Hell, I just had some dungeness crab the other day.

[A Navy Vet]

Post of the thread!

[VTenigma]

I support PETA

People Eating Tasty Animals

[A Navy Vet]

"Tie some PETA supporters to a shallow pier piling and leave them through a couple of tide cycles."

Perfect! But then they'd probably cry out, "I give my body in the name of Gaia and all the women and children crabs!".

[A Navy Vet]

Just add hot butter dip. Yum.

[A Navy Vet]

"I've seen PETA’s national headquarters in Norfolk. It's a low-rise building right over the water in a beautiful location. They could go crabbing from their office windows."

You should tell them you want to join their efforts and see what's for lunch.