Linda Bean has spoken up about the latest allegations by an animal rights group that criticized how her company processes live lobsters, reportedly saying that the group has launched a full-scale attack against the lobster industry.
Her statement is the latest round of an ongoing skirmish between Bean, a granddaughter of legendary retailer L.L. Bean and a major player in Maine’s lobster industry, and PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, over allegedly cruel methods used by Bean’s company to kill lobsters.
On Tuesday, officials from Delaware North Cos., which oversees concessions at Boston’s TD Garden and other ballparks, stadiums and venues, confirmed that the company would no longer purchase lobster from Linda Bean’s Maine Lobster.
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