Live shrimps taken off the menu
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September 5, 2010, Sunday
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A Sacramento restaurant has agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the restaurant, Nishiki Sushi, suggested squeezing lemon juice on the shrimps' exposed flesh so they would writhe as they were eaten.
The dish is commonly referred to as "dancing shrimp" and considered a delicacy in Japan.
PETA contacted the restaurant after receiving dozens of complaints. The animal rights group objected to the practice based on a 2007 study that explored shrimp pain from Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Researchers found that prawns acted as if they had an injured paw when acid was dabbed on to an antennae, and the crustaceans also responded to numbing effects of painkillers.
"Because we received so many calls, we contacted Nishiki and told them every animal feels pain, and we have the scientific evidence to back that up," said Amanda Fortino, a campaign coordinator for PETA. "They agreed to not sell live shrimp anymore, and we really appreciate that."
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said the restaurant, Nishiki Sushi, suggested squeezing lemon juice on the shrimps' exposed flesh so they would writhe as they were eaten.
The dish is commonly referred to as "dancing shrimp" and considered a delicacy in Japan.
PETA contacted the restaurant after receiving dozens of complaints. The animal rights group objected to the practice based on a 2007 study that explored shrimp pain from Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Researchers found that prawns acted as if they had an injured paw when acid was dabbed on to an antennae, and the crustaceans also responded to numbing effects of painkillers.
"Because we received so many calls, we contacted Nishiki and told them every animal feels pain, and we have the scientific evidence to back that up," said Amanda Fortino, a campaign coordinator for PETA. "They agreed to not sell live shrimp anymore, and we really appreciate that."
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