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PETA Protests Restaurants Serving Live Octopus
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 22, 2010
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Tonight PETA plans to protest some of the restaurants they've called out for serving live animals (HuffPo has a pretty intense video slideshow).
Earlier this month they wrote letters to various District Attorneys concerning the restaurants in their jurisdictions which were plating animals with pulses—some of which were well documented by the Gastronauts club (maybe next time the creatures will steal their cameras!).
But where letter-writing campaigns don't work, maybe picket signs will—they tell us theirs will read: "Octopus Dismembered Alive" and "Animals Steamed Alive," alerting visitors of the cruelty going on in the kitchen. On this evening's agenda: East Seafood Restaurant (150-60 Northern Blvd, Queens) followed by Sik Gaek (161-29 Crocheron Ave, Flushing). Joan Jett urges you to attend!
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