Group Searches for Two Young People Eager for a Chance to Star in Their Very Own Ad
For Immediate Release:
April 6, 2011
Contact:
Shakira Croce 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Va. — The world's largest youth animal rights organization, peta2, is on the lookout for a deserving young man and young woman as the group launches its sixth annual Cutest Vegetarian Alive contest. The online contest is always peta2's biggest and most popular one of the year, with entries to this year's contest expected to top last year's total of 4,200. Two contestants, one male and one female, will each win a professional photo shoot and star in their own peta2 ad.
"All the young people who enter the contest are already winners because they've made the switch to a healthier diet that's animal- and Earth-friendly," says peta2 Director Dan Shannon. "And because eating meat and other animal products has been linked to obesity, our contestants are more likely to be fit and trim than their meat-eating classmates are, and that makes them cuter too."
Entrants must be between the ages of 13 and 21 and can submit their photos until April 25. Voting to help peta2 pick the winner is slated to begin April 26. On May 16, peta2 will announce the 20 finalists—10 males and 10 females. Visitors to peta2.com will then cast their votes for their favorite finalists via text message, and peta2 will announce the two winners on June 6.
More and more people go vegetarian and vegan every year, and young people are leading the charge. Besides the indisputable health benefits of ditching meat and other unhealthy animal products, vegans have a smaller carbon footprint than their meat-eating counterparts, and each vegan saves the lives of more than 100 animals every year.
For more information and to enter the contest, please visit peta2.com or click here.