A restaurant in Vicenza, Italy, has been fined $860 for displaying lobsters on ice.

A restaurant in Vicenza Vicenza (vēchān`tsä), city (1991 pop. 107,454), capital of Vicenza prov., Venetia, NE Italy. It is an agricultural, commercial, and highly diversified industrial center. , Italy Italy (ĭt`əlē), Ital. Italia, officially Italian Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 58,103,000), 116,303 sq mi (301,225 sq km), S Europe. , has been fined $860 for displaying lobsters on ice. A court ruled that the display was a form of animal abuse.

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Title Annotation:	Brickbats
Author:	Oliver, Charles
Publication:	Reason
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	4EUIT
Date:	Oct 1, 2006
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