Animal Rebellion Activists Protest At Salt Bae's London Restaurant; Thrown Out By Staff
Activists were physically removed from Salt Bae¡¯s restaurant in London after protesting at the venue against meat-based foods.
Activists were physically removed from Salt Bae¡¯s restaurant in London after protesting at the venue against meat-based foods.
Animal Rebellion activists protest at Salt Bae's London restaurant
Protestors belonging to the Animal Rebellion group, an offshoot of Extinction Rebellion, targetted Nusr-Et, in a campaign for a "plant-based food system and mass rewilding".
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As many as eight people entered the Nusr-et steakhouse in the upmarket central London district at about 6 pm local time on Saturday and occupied tables that had already been reserved.
A video posted by the campaign group shows one member of the group being carried out onto the street by restaurant staff and left to sit on the curb.
"Supporters of Animal Rebellion are getting dragged out by security at Nusr-Et restaurant in London. The restaurant is famed for its steaks, which are products of environmental destruction and worker and animal exploitation. This is not a sustainable food system," read the caption on the video.
Supporters of Animal Rebellion are getting dragged out by security at @nusr_et 's restaurant in London!
¡ª Animal Rebellion (@RebelsAnimal) December 3, 2022
The restaurant is famed for its steaks - products of environmental destruction and worker and animal exploitation.
This is not a sustainable food system.#PlantBasedFuture pic.twitter.com/n3SbNkBEpa
Animal Rebellion group intensifies protests
One of the activists, Ben Thomas, 20, said: "Restaurants like these are symbolic of a broken system. Whilst two million people are relying on food banks in the UK right now, influencer chefs are selling gold-plated steaks for more than ?1,000."
The Metropolitan Police said the officers were called to the scene, but before they could arrive, the protesters had left by then.
The restaurant, one of more than a dozen Nusr-Et Steakhouse branches around the world, opened late last year and it quickly grabbed headlines for its exorbitant prices.
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A receipt from one diner showed a single meal at Salt Bae's London restaurant costing an astounding 1800 pounds, or approximately Rs. 1.80 lakh.
The protest comes weeks after a similar stunt at Gordon Ramsay's three-star Michelin restaurant in London.
Dressed in smart casual clothing, the activists held mock menus that outlined the environmental costs of items served on the restaurant¡¯s real menu, including steak and veal.
The group said that 14 activists took part in the protest, and added that the restaurant closed for business and the protesters left peacefully through the front door.
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