Maine DOT says no to lobster tombstone, but PETA not giving up

[jpak]

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/08/30/maine-dot-rejects-request-for-lobster-tombstone/

State officials are throwing cold water on the idea of putting up a five-foot tall granite tombstone at the site of a lobster truck crash in Brunswick – but animal rights activists behind the idea say they aren’t giving up.

People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals, known for attention-getting publicity stunts, wanted to put the tombstone on the side of Route 1 near Cook’s Corner, but Maine Department of Transportation officials rejected the idea within 24 hours citing safety concerns.

PETA officials responded Thursday by asking the department for the closest possible location – because they plan to put up that tombstone. It’s not the first time the group has created roadside memorials for animals killed in transportation crashes, a spokeswoman said.

“We have placed a number of billboards proclaiming “I’m Me, Not Meat” showing chickens, pigs, cows, and other animals near the sites of other transport crashes. Since Maine does not allow billboards, we proposed a tombstone instead to remind drivers that they can help prevent more accidents like this, and spare lobsters and other sensitive, intelligent animals from abuse and a violent, painful death by eating vegan,” Audrey Shircliff said in an email.

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[Sneederbunk]

1. What about all the Maine potatoes that die after they are picked?

[OnDoutside]

2. I get too emotional thinking about that.