These meaty taunts were dished out cold, and because of them, Jimmy’s Famous Seafood in Baltimore has earned itself a whole new legion of fans.
PETA is known for being one of the most anti-animal agriculture groups on the planet, but when the activist organization dipped its toes into Baltimore’s beloved blue crab industry by erecting a billboard saying, “I’m me, not meat,” the response from one restaurant was swift, hilarious, and still ongoing!
In a tweet on Aug. 23, PETA showed off its new billboard, drawing only about three dozen retweets.
#Baltimore is getting served some food for thought ?? pic.twitter.com/iPRfvIlQB3
— PETA (@peta) August 23, 2018
That’s when Jimmy’s Famous Seafood fired back in a tweet showing some deliciously cooked crab that has gotten 16,000+ retweets.
Good morning, @peta! ? pic.twitter.com/Bh1GRhWFO2
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 24, 2018
Of course, the back and forth didn’t end there, and when PETA said that no one likes being boiled alive, Jimmy’s pointed out in a screenshot all of the animals that PETA has been found to have killed, highlighting just how hypocritical the Virginia-based organization is and how they’re really more about image and money than they are about helping anyone or anything.
Don’t want to be boiled alive but want to be slaughtered. Got it! ? pic.twitter.com/9wMtsSK8qg
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 24, 2018
It’s probably no surprise that PETA never responded again on Twitter to this rebuttal (or at least never tagged Jimmy’s directly), but they did issue a generic statement though a local media outlet.
Yet in a classic case of “Wait, there’s more!,” Jimmy’s and the restaurant’s Twitter fans have been pouring it on, making efforts to further undermine PETA.
Here are some of the tweets we’ve seen since the initial exchange:
.@peta logic…
? Believe all kitty colonies (which they call ferals even though 90% are former pets who’ve been dumped) & pit bulls should be euthanized.
? Run 1 shelter in VA with a kill rate over 90%.
? But eating crabs is evil.
Oh. pic.twitter.com/I10OjBSnHV
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 24, 2018
? Found some photos of @peta – People Eating Tasty Animals – and one ?, too! pic.twitter.com/ME0auHQ6qT
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 25, 2018
@JimmysSeafood versus @peta pic.twitter.com/You5JbEIEx
— Mike C (@AwesomeBigMike) August 26, 2018
Siri, show me the biggest waste of advertising money you’ve ever seen.
Siri: AYE BRUH PETA PUT UP ‘SAVE THE CRABS’ ADS IN BALTIMORE LMAAAOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/6fh8YXVRXi
— A West (@ayyy_west) August 23, 2018
Come outside and show your face @peta. pic.twitter.com/JHwPtZhboA
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) August 25, 2018
Good morning to everyone but @peta! The Boss wanted us to remind everyone that only a punk would hurt a cat or dog. ? ? pic.twitter.com/RDsGyAzh4G
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) September 7, 2018
About a week ago, PETA tried to salvage what it could from the situation and put up a somewhat defensive billboard that said, “Why so crabby? Letting others live might just save your life.” We’ll let you be the judge of that.
