PETA asks for tombstone for lobsters killed in Maine truck crash

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has reportedly asked Maine to place a tombstone in the state in memory of the thousands of lobsters that were killed in a truck crash. 

The Brunswick Police Department told ABC News that a truck full of lobsters rolled over onto the side of the road last month. The truck was carrying about 4,500 lobsters, The Portland Press reported.

{mosads}In response to the incident, PETA asked the state for permission to place 5-foot-tall granite tombstone at the site of the crash, according to ABC News. The network noted that PETA made the request in a letter sent to the state’s Department of Transportation last week. 

“I’m writing to ask for your approval to place a 5-foot-tall tombstone memorial along Route 1 in Brunswick, just after the exit for Cook’s Corner, as a tribute to the lobsters who suffered and died when the truck transporting them rolled over last week,” said PETA’s Director Danielle Katz, ABC News reported. 

Amber Canavan, a spokeswoman for PETA, also told the network that the tombstone wouldn’t be allowed on a particular section of the road that they were aiming for.

“So we wrote a letter right back asking where nearby we might be allowed to place it,” Canavan told ABC News. “And we have not heard back from them yet.”

But Fox 11 reported on Sunday that the Maine Department of Transportation had denied the request because the location in which the accident occurred is “controlled-access highway.” 

PETA said that they still plan to continue their efforts to erect a monument in the lobsters’ honor.