PETA denied permission to erect roadside gravestone for lobsters killed in truck crash
Following the August 22 crash of a truck carrying 7,000 pounds of live lobster along Route 1 in Brunswick, Maine, that spilled the crustaceans all along the highway and backed traffic up for hours, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) had requested permission from officials to erect a roadside gravestone. According to the Brunswick Police, the Cozy Harbor Seafood Inc. truck was carrying 60-70 crates of the lobsters and that the vehicle hydroplaned, sending it rolling down a steep embankment. The top of the truck was reportedly ripped open during the accident that took place approximately at 11:30 p.m.
Last week a Cozy Harbor Seafood truck carrying roughly 70 crates of live lobster rolled over on Route 1 in Brunswick. Some of the crustaceans died— @peta is asking for permission to put a memorial up in honor of those that died. pic.twitter.com/ivk3tyTOYt
— Sam Read (@SamWGME) 29 August 2018