Free Speech Zone Set Up For Foie Gras Protesters

The anti-foie gras group Hugs for Puppies (at right: a puppy) will be forced to stay 50 feet from the London Grill in Fairmount on Bastille Day. A judge ruled the group would just hug too many puppies to stand anywhere near the restaurant.

On Bastille Day, the London Grill has a recreation of the storming of the Bastille as people storm, uh, Eastern State Penitentiary. The London Grille site even plugs the foie gras protest, writing “QUACK IF YOU LIKE FOIE GRAS.” Hopefully the duck boats will be involved in this somehow, too.

London Grill owner Terry McNally said: “I think this will make us feel safer as long as they comply with it.”

If Hugs for Puppies do not stay away, the terror alert is expected to be raised to red due to a “gut feeling.”

Anyway, the group can only have four protesters handing out fliers or whatever, but that’s okay since the group only has like four members anyway.

Foie gras protesters must stay 50 feet from restaurant [Inquirer]
[Photo by vzabalza]