Waitresses Carry Animal Rebellion Protesters Out Of London's Salt Bae Restaurant

Over the weekend, waitresses physically dragged animal rights protesters out of one of Salt Bae's eateries.

On  December 3, a group of Animal Rebellion members targeted the Nusr-Et steakhouse in London, with eight people going there to protest against its policies.

At around six o'clock they walked in and sat down at tables that had been reserved.

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The group claims that they are fighting for "a plant-based food system and mass rewilding" and that steakhouses like Nusr-Et are contributing to the issue.

Student Ben Thomas discussed the incident and emphasized the need for action to end animal farming.

The 20-year-old said: "Restaurants like these are symbolic of a broken system.”

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"Whilst two million people are relying on food banks in the UK right now, influencer chefs are selling gold-plated steaks for more than $1,219.”

"Steaks, and other red meats, that we know carry the highest environmental impacts."

But it doesn't seem like anyone in the restaurant last night thought very highly of the group's performance.

Staff forcefully removed each protester, picking them up and setting them down outside rather than welcoming them with open arms.

A woman was seen being carried out the front door and placed on the pavement in one of the group's Twitter-posted videos of female employees.

"We're in this restaurant to show the inequality in lifestyle during this cost-of-living crisis with people out in this fine dining establishment while others can't heat their homes," Ben recalled.

"We're a group of non-violent protesters also campaigning for a plant-based food system.”

"We just sat there, the wait staff were quite civil, but the members of the public - two of them got quite aggressive at one point.”

"The woman kept giving me really dirty looks just for being there. The customers clapped as we were picked up and taken outside."

Orin Cooley-Greene, 21, added: "It was tougher than the police would do it."

Despite being alerted about the event, no officers were sent to the area, according to the Metropolitan Police.

A spokesperson said: "At 18:08hrs on Saturday, 3 December police were made aware of a protest at a restaurant in Knightsbridge, SW1.”

"The group subsequently left the area and police attendance was not required."