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We’re not sure when veganism became a crime. But we also don’t know what has prompted several particularly angry mobs of vegans to personally attack those who choose to consume animal products. First there was the group who tried to take down a man’s turkey farm. Then some animal rights’ activists staged a fake human slaughter in an attempt to scare people into veganism. Now the vegans have teamed up with PETA.
Jimmy’s Famous Seafood is a little joint in Baltimore, Maryland known for its, well, seafood. More specifically, Jimmy’s is a family-run restaurant home to the revered crab cake, and no one does crab like the state of Maryland. Hungry yet?
Animal-product consuming Baltimoreans flock to the restaurant to partake in the experience that is Jimmy’s. But PETA and the vegans have recently had other ideas about the establishment and the foods it serves. We’re not sure why specifically Jimmy’s was targeted, as there are plenty of other seafood and steakhouse restaurants in Baltimore to call out. Unfortunately though, it was Jimmy’s that lost the luck of the draw when a giant PETA-inspired billboard showed up right in front of the restaurant’s doors.
A creative show of targeted marketing to say the least. But Jimmy’s didn’t deserve that harassment. Knowing a billboard like that would have the power to change people’s mind about the restaurant and potentially destroy livelihoods that relied on Jimmy’s, the owners acted quickly.
By clapping back at PETA in many brilliant fashions.
Through clever tweets, revenge billboards, and even a stint on Fox News, Jimmy’s owners took matters into their own hands and proved that no one messes with Marylanders and their crab.
Petty instigations? Perhaps. But while we don’t assume these revenge acts alone will cause PETA to lay off the personal attacks, we hope that the organization has learned to pick on someone their own size. Or maybe don’t take our advice, PETA. Because if a local seafood restaurant in the middle of Maryland could beat PETA, there’s no telling what those factory farms would do.
