Urge Fort Myers, Florida, Bar to Ditch Hermit Crab Races

Upon hearing that the Tiki Bar at the Days Inn Fort Myers Springs Resort in Fort Myers, Florida, holds weekly hermit crab races, PETA asked management and the owner of the franchisee to replace these cruel events with an alternative that doesn’t involve animals. But our concerns appear to have been casually dismissed. Your help is needed now!

In their native habitats, hermit crabs travel in colonies, are opportunistic foragers and 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 their native habitats.

Please join PETA in urging the Tiki Bar at the Days Inn Fort Myers Springs Resort and the franchisee owner to do the right thing and stop holding hermit crab races—then share this alert with everyone you know!

Send polite comments to:

Mahir Ahmed, Franchisee Owner
MAAS Hospitality
[email protected]
239-565-8583

Days Inn Fort Myers Springs Resort
[email protected]
239-236-5020
(press 3 to tell the front desk to stop having hermit crab races at the Tiki Bar)

Please feel free to use our sample letter, but remember that using your own words is always more effective.