Protest at Farmer John Slaughterhouse Will Mimic Meat Packages and Lay Bare the Facts Behind Misleading Public Relations Mural
For Immediate Release:
January 26, 2012
Contact:
Adam Miller 202-483-7382
Vernon, Calif. -- Lying nearly naked on large trays and covered with clear plastic in front of signs reading, "Meat Is Murder," PETA members will mimic typical meat packages on Friday outside the Farmer John pig slaughterhouse in Vernon in support of World Week for the Abolition of Meat. Why target Farmer John? In part because the slaughterhouse is surrounded by a mural depicting contended pigs frolicking in green pastures when in reality the animals are raised in filthy and abusive factory farms and suffer virtually every day of their lives. The activists aim to demonstrate that all animals—including humans—are made of flesh, blood, and bone; that animals have the same senses and range of emotions as humans do; and that when you eat meat, you are eating a corpse. The packages will feature oversized price stickers that warn, "Billions of Animals Are Abused and Violently Killed Because You Eat Meat. Get Help! Visit GoVeg.com."
When: Friday, January 27, 12 noon
Where: Farmer John slaughterhouse, at the intersection of E. Vernon Avenue and S. Soto Street, Vernon
"We are challenging people to think hard about what 'meat' is," says PETA Campaigns Manager Ashley Byrne. "When you eat flesh, you're eating the corpse of an abused animal who did not want to die. We're encouraging kind consumers to try going vegan."
On today's factory farms, chickens and turkeys have their throats cut while they're still conscious, piglets are castrated and have their tails cut off without being given any painkillers, and cows are hung upside down and are often skinned while they're still able to feel pain. On the decks of fishing boats, fish suffocate or are cut open while they're still alive. And according to the American Dietetic Association, vegetarians are less prone to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity than meat-eaters are.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.