The rising cost of living has forced a vegan restaurant in the UK town of Taunton to add meat to its menu, much to the dismay of many of its customers, the Chron reported.
The Mango Tree closed its doors last Saturday to carry out renovation work. In order to be able to reopen, due to inflation, the restaurant had no choice but to start serving meat.
The establishment argues that going 100% vegan hasn’t been profitable for quite some time due to a lack of customers.
Several animal rights activists regretted the decision, going so far as to claim that “selling meat is worse than closing”.
“Ethics is also about protecting the jobs and well-being of our employees,” the Mango Tree team defended.