‘Y’all don’t know Maryland’: Residents crabby over PETA’s vegan billboard in Baltimore

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BALTIMORE — Crab is beloved across Maryland, but not quite in the way PETA would like.

News outlets report the animal rights group has erected a billboard in Baltimore featuring the state crustacean, the blue crab, with the words: “I’m me, not meat.”

PETA is encouraging veganism ahead of September’s Baltimore Seafood Festival. PETA’s Tracy Reiman says crabs feel pain and fear and have unique personalities. PETA has placed similar billboards in other East Coast cities.

Crab enthusiasts shared their reactions to the billboard on Twitter. One restaurant owner said he thought it was “tone deaf.”

PETA named Baltimore restaurant Land of Kush’s vegan crab cake one of the top 10 vegan seafood dishes nationwide.

PETA is attacking my Maryland rights with this billboard. pic.twitter.com/bnl9lwxGd3

— Sarah Troxell (@s_troxxx) August 24, 2018

HEY @peta! The good people of the state of Maryland fixed your sign! Big shoutout to Shawn Jones (who I don’t even know but he made this glorious response on FB)!! 🙌🙌🦀🦀😋😋🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/PewpeeybUn

— STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS (@EliteRob2914) August 24, 2018

Like yeah save the crabs, but we’re not saving the crabs to save all the crabs, we’re saving them so we have more to eat, @peta go home y’all don’t know Maryland https://t.co/FErYgz0iEV

— Johnny Pisano (@johnnyp221) August 24, 2018

PETA really just put up a billboard in Baltimore saying people shouldn’t eat crabs. Hate to break it to ya, but you are talking to the wrong audience- all Maryland people do is eat crabs & obsess over old bay 🦀

— Allie Pleasant (@allisunrise13) August 24, 2018

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