PETA has filed a lawsuit against the Maine Lobster Festival, arguing the steaming of lobsters is “egregiously cruel." ...

The practice of boiling roughly 16,000 lobsters alive amounts to torment, torture and cruelty, alleges the lawsuit filed by ...

The animal rights organization says lobsters can feel pain and that the city's decision to allow the festival to steam them ...

ROCKLAND, Maine — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a lawsuit Thursday in Knox County Superior Court ...

PETA argues in the suit that the festival is “one of the most egregious violations of Maine’s animal protection statutes ...

A spokesperson for the Maine Lobster Festival says they’re “committed to honoring our heritage responsibly” despite facing a ...

Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sued the Maine Lobster Festival and the City of ...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has announced a lawsuit against the Maine Lobster Festival, claiming that boiling lobsters alive is unlawful and<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" M ...

Regarding the July 24 article “PETA sues Maine Lobster Festival in an effort to stop steaming of 20,000 pounds of live lobster,” I say kudos to PETA. Lobsters are living creatures that, of course, ...

Maine officials on Thursday denied a request from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to erect a memorial to remember the lobsters that were killed in a crash last week.

PETA, an American animal rights organization based in Virginia, is seeking state permission to put up a 5-foot-tall granite tombstone at the site of the crash.

PETA is suing the Maine Lobster Festival, saying that by steaming live lobsters, the festival is violating Maine’s law ...