Urge Florida Business to Ditch Hermit Crab Races
Upon hearing that Florida’s Conchy Joe’s Restaurant & Bar in Jensen Beach hosts hermit crab races, PETA asked management to replace these cruel events with an alternative “attraction” that doesn’t involve exploiting and abusing animals. But our concerns appear to have been casually dismissed. Your help is needed now!
In their native habitats, hermit crabs travel in colonies and are opportunistic foragers. These animals, in the wild, can live up to 40 years. However, when kept in captivity, their average lifespan is 1-4 years. They are naturally shy of humans, and being subjected to rough handling and roaring crowds, whom they would consider predatorial, all without means of escape or defense, would be terrifying to them. Making matters worse, as this species cannot reproduce in captivity, the pet trade industry simply steals them from the wild. PETA’s investigations of major suppliers have exposed a horrific industry that profits whenever hermit crabs are purchased. Further, paint on their shells releases chemicals which can be toxic to them.
Please join PETA in politely urging Conchy Joe’s Restaurant to do the right thing and stop holding hermit crab races—then share this alert with everyone you know!
Conchy Joe’s Restaurant & Bar
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772-334-1131
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