Guest guest Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 ROME (Reuters) - An Italian restaurant was fined 688 euros ($855) for displaying live lobsters on ice to attract patrons, in an innovative application of an anti-cruelty law usually affecting to household pets. A court in the northeastern city of Vicenza ruled the display was a form of abuse dooming the crustaceans to a slow death by suffocation. " We're appealing, " said Giuseppe Scalesia, who runs La Conchiglia D'Oro, or " Golden Shell, " restaurant along with his brother Camillo. " They said that the lobsters, laying on the ice, suffer... They compared them in court to other animals, like cats and dogs. " The case was brought by Gianpaolo Cecchetto, a former environmental activist, who took his two young children to the Vicenza restaurant in May 2002. " They were shocked by the display, " Cecchetto told Reuters, adding he immediately got in touch with the ENPA national animal protection entity. " ENPA took care of the lawyers and legal proceedings. " Italy has some of the world's toughest animal rights laws. The city of Rome in October banned goldfish bowls, seen as cruel, while Turin passed a law last year that would fine dog owners 500 euros unless they walked their canine friends at least three times a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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