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Gordon Ramsays' 3 Star Restaurant Shut Down by Animal Rights Activists
Gordon Ramsays' Three-Star Michelin Restaurant Shut Down by Animal Rights Activists
Activists from Animal Rebellion occupied Gordon Ramsay's restaurant in Chelsea, London, and held up menus outlining the environmental costs of items served on the restaurant's menu
Daily Mirror UK 20 NOV 2022
Animal Rebellion target Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London
Climate change activists have occupied Gordon Ramsay's three-star Michelin restaurant in Chelsea.
Members of Animal Rebellion entered Restaurant Gordon Ramsay on Hospital Road, Chelsea at around 6pm this evening.
Wearing smart casual clothing they sat at tables reserved for guests of the high-end restaurant.
They held mock menus outlining the environmental costs of items served on the restaurant's menu, including steak and veal.
In a statement, the group said that they are campaigning for a plant-based food system and the creation of a mass-rewilding programme.
Lucia Alexander, a 39-year-old auxiliary nurse from the east of England, said that the restaurant was a "perfect example" of inequality in the UK.
Animal Rebellion protesters glue themselves to Muller lorries and spray paint Parliament
Lucia said: "This restaurant is the perfect example of the inequality we face in the UK right now.
"Whilst Gordon Ramsay serves food costing a minimum of £155 per person, more than two million people are relying on food banks in this cost-of-living crisis.
"Instead of restaurants making colossal profits at the expense of animals, workers, and our climate, we need to feed everyone by supporting farmers and fishing communities in a transition to a plant-based food system.
The group entered the restaurant at around 6pm
"A plant-based food system requires 75% less farmland to grow food, allowing us to feed millions of additional people without the reliance on exploitative and inefficient animal farming industries.
"This is the answer to the cost-of-living and climate crises."
Animal Rebellion activists were later filmed leaving the restaurant, bringing the protest to an end.
Gordon Ramsay owns the restaurant in Chelsea
Activists said the celebrity chef's restaurant is the perfect example of inequality in the UK
In a tweet, the campaign group said: "Supporters of Animal Rebellion have left @restaurant_gr since it has now been shut down for the night!"
It comes after two activists from the group were arrested on Friday after reportedly approaching Sir David Attenborough at a Michelin-starred restaurant on the south coast.
Dorset Police said Emma Smart, 45, was arrested on Thursday evening after allegedly causing a disturbance and refusing to comply with officers after they asked her to leave Catch At The Old Fish Market in Weymouth.
The protest at the restaurant is believed to be ongoing
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