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PETA not giddy over Ramsay’s yapping on horsemeat

LONDON —Leave it to the naysayers to make a statement about chefs who advocate using horsemeat.

Just ask celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. —Leave it to the naysayers to make a statement about chefs who advocate using horsemeat.

After the chef decided to feature horsemeat on his television show, “The F-Word,” members of the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, demonstrated against the chef by dumping a ton of horse manure outside his restaurant at the swank Claridges hotel here. —Leave it to the naysayers to make a statement about chefs who advocate using horsemeat.

Ramsay defended his stance on horsemeat saying, “It’s quite gamy and packed with protein.” —Leave it to the naysayers to make a statement about chefs who advocate using horsemeat.

According to the Daily Mirror in London, Ramsay enraged activists with his comments, prompting the protest outside the Mayfair eatery. —Leave it to the naysayers to make a statement about chefs who advocate using horsemeat.

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