Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe AMMAN, Jordan, July 26 (UPI) -- An animal rights activist promoting vegetarianism while wearing a lettuce dress in Jordan was arrested for demonstrating without a permit, police said. Police in Amman said they dispersed a large crowd of people Sunday watching the "Lettuce Lady," a protester wearing a full-length dress comprised of lettuce leaves, in First Circle and placed the woman under arrest, Ammon News reported Monday. Advertisement The woman, Amina Tareq, who held a sign reading "Let Vegetarianism Grow on You," was taken to Zahran Police Station. Officers said her unauthorized demonstration caused a large traffic jam due to the gathered crowd. The woman was one of many "Lettuce Ladies" demonstrating in various countries on behalf of animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
