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Demovictory9

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Wed Mar 28, 2018, 08:13 PM Mar 2018

Chef carved raw deer leg in front of vegans [View all]

The vegans planned their protest for the middle of the restaurant’s busy dinnertime shift.

The group of animal rights activists were incensed that Antler Kitchen & Bar, a locavore restaurant in Toronto that says it highlights regional ingredients, served foie gras and farmed meat “meant to run in the wild.” So a group of them stood in front last week chanting “you’ve got blood on your hands,” and holding a banner that read MURDER in hot pink lettering.

Then came the counterprotest.

Michael Hunter, a chef and co-owner of the restaurant appeared in its window with a raw deer leg and a sharp knife, when he began to carve up the meat in full view of the protesters, some of whom later said they were disturbed for days, according to news reports.

“I figured, I’ll show them,” Hunter told the Globe and Mail. “I’m going to have my own protest.”

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Video shows him cutting up the leg, slicing the red meat away from the bone, as protesters decry the “recently murdered deer,” and ask police at the protest if what the chef is doing is legal. At one point, the officers enter the restaurant to talk to Hunter.








https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/03/28/the-vegans-came-to-protest-his-restaurant-so-this-chef-carved-a-deer-leg-in-the-window/?utm_term=.10cc505e2387

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The right to speak goes both ways... brooklynite Mar 2018 #1
I hope it was delicious. Free speech x 2. n/t X_Digger Mar 2018 #2
I do not eat meat. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #3
"I do not eat meat." LenaBaby61 Mar 2018 #38
Same here Raine Mar 2018 #50
I am a vegitarian, but those protesting in front of that restaurant are not doing any favors for still_one Mar 2018 #52
Does he really think that cutting up a dead animal is going to scare or 'gross out' Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #4
Nope, but it's a GREAT Fuck You to them. n/t MicaelS Mar 2018 #5
Like I said he should be reported for unsafe food practices. He's cutting up meat on a table in the Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #7
You're a perfect example.. MicaelS Mar 2018 #12
Well I'm not an animal rights "zealot". Just because they are acting crazy doesn't mean that he Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #16
lol, "best believe that". vegan sanctimony is an endless source of amusement Tarc Mar 2018 #23
Yeah OK Carrie. Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #24
Your attitude is as revolting as eating a human corpse for dinner. milestogo Mar 2018 #42
Sorry, what? Tarc Mar 2018 #56
And why do you support saying FUCK YOU to people who care about animal cruelty milestogo Mar 2018 #41
Because people have a right to eat in peace Drahthaardogs Mar 2018 #53
"Actually this 'chef' should be reported for unsafe food practices." WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #8
Oh did he butcher the whole animal in the front window too? Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #9
Couldn't have hurt. Might've helped! WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #19
Considering he regrets the whole incident I don't think so. Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #22
THE WORLD WILL NEVER KNOW. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #25
#BASTA Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #27
From the article,"some of whom later said they were disturbed for days" aikoaiko Mar 2018 #10
They wouldn't survive 5 minutes here in New Yawk...give me a break I've seen worse on the subway. Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #11
Any of a bunch of "Samurai" Japanese restaurants would cause a psychic break JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2018 #57
I eat raw deer meat. GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #14
Glad to see you do the 2 day meatless thing..that's great and if we could all do that Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #20
See, we can meet in the middle GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #30
Of course we can! I'm very anti factory farm too...it's gross and I don't know why folks Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #32
Wait you mean "meat" in the middle....teee heheheeeee Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #34
Ugghhh! GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #35
I'd be afraid of parasites! ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #33
Cervids(deer family) do not share parasites with us. GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #37
I can respect that (even though the raw bit gives me the heebie jeebies) ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #40
CWD is not a problem where you hunt GusBob Mar 2018 #43
No it is not. GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #45
I'm a vegan and I agree I have less trouble with hunting than with factory farming. mucifer Mar 2018 #44
Apparently it worked. cwydro Mar 2018 #15
Well then they ought to hang it up if they were disturbed for days over a deer leg... Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author X_Digger Mar 2018 #36
...some of whom said they were disturbed for days.... BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2018 #55
Good for him. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #6
LOLLLL "Mr. Hunter"...this man sounds like a stand up guy. Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #13
. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #17
Yep, good for him. Henry Krinkle Mar 2018 #28
How can you tell if somebody is a vegan ? Henry Krinkle Mar 2018 #18
Post removed Post removed Mar 2018 #29
Those that are this batshit crazy are the minority Major Nikon Mar 2018 #47
What in hell? jmowreader Mar 2018 #49
I think my favorite part of the story is them asking the cop if what he's doing is legal. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #26
God help me I laughed GusBob Mar 2018 #31
i love venison fantase56 Mar 2018 #39
We used to have beef baked tongue when we were young - potatoes and gravey, mmmmmm. demosincebirth Mar 2018 #46
Sad. I find religious fanatics tedious when not in power, and a threat to society when given access Hekate Mar 2018 #48
During the 1930's The River Mar 2018 #51
Ahh not really a good try there. Kingofalldems Mar 2018 #54
I go to my local butcher for my meat, and he'd be sawing legs of lamb and beef, skinning etc. It's OnDoutside Mar 2018 #58
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