PETA and the Lobsters

Those PETA individuals are at it again. http://bangornews.com/news/t/midmaine.aspx?articleid=165128

In June, the PETA organization sent a letter to Somerset County officials asking the county government to lease part of the old local jail to house a "Lobster Empathy Center."

In their statements, PETA said it would "teach visitors to have compassion for these interesting, sensitive animals while also commemorating the millions of lobsters who are ripped from their homes in the ocean off the coast of Maine each year before being boiled alive."

They probably took their lead from Ellen DeGeneres, who once dedicated an entire episode of her sitcom to smuggling lobsters out of restaurants and releasing them in the ocean. PETA TV:'Ellen Show' -- Lobsters

Spokesman for the county said all offers would be considered although the county has no interest in leasing the jail.