Gluttons for punishment. Update to this story.
Via CBC:
Vegan activists returned to a Toronto restaurant on Saturday to protest the killing of animals after the owner carved up a deer leg more than a week ago and ate it in front of them.
The first protest and response sparked international attention.
Activist Marni Ugar said Saturday she has heard from both supporters and detractors around the world since owner Michael Hunter “taunted” the protesters on March 23.
“We’ve been getting a lot of support, but also anger from a lot of people all over the world,” Ugar said.
“The owner of the restaurant is a hunter, so we certainly have the pro-gun Americans really angry at us, and anger because people get defensive if they think they are being attacked about eating animals.”
Saturday’s protest was reportedly the fifth outside Antler Kitchen & Bar, a restaurant that serves local and seasonal food. The menu includes venison, wild boar, duck and rabbit.
“No animal wants to be killed and eaten,” the group says on its Facebook page called “Antler Outreach.”
Ugar said she chose to protest Antler because the restaurant was in her neighbourhood. She also said she protested because she wants to debunk the myth about humane meat.
“Animals don’t care that they are being served in a small restaurant,” she said. “That’s their life, not ours to take.”
The group said its protests are aimed at trying to get local restaurants to add vegan options to their menus.