Maine Baseball Team Says PETA Overstated its Role in Lobster Switch from Bean
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press-Herald] - March 25, 2015 -
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals exaggerated its role in the Portland Sea Dogs' decision to stop selling Linda Bean lobster rolls, according to officials from the team and the food company.
PETA issued a statement Monday that suggested the baseball team's decision to switch lobster suppliers at Hadlock Field was linked to the organization's persuasiveness in pushing its allegations that Bean's lobster company uses "crude and cruel" methods at its Rockland processing plant. But the Sea Dogs said Tuesday that their decision was based on "business reasons, not in response to pressure from PETA."
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