Accompanied by Giant 'Chicken,' 'Savior' Will Ask Church to Encourage Nonviolent Diet
For Immediate Release:
June 18, 2012
Contact:
Shakira Croce 202-483-7382
New Orleans, La. -- Holding signs that read, "For Christ's Sake, Go Vegan" and "Thou Shalt Not Kill—Go Vegan," PETA members—including one dressed as Jesus and another as a giant chicken—will bring a pro-vegan message based on biblical teachings of love and compassion to people attending the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans on Tuesday.
When: Tuesday, June 19, 12 noon
Where: Outside the Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd. (near the intersection with Julia Street), New Orleans
"Today's factory farms and slaughterhouses are a violation of the tenets of peacefulness and respect for life common to most religions," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "Animals feel fear and pain the same as humans do, so the last thing that we should be doing is eating their corpses when there are so many healthy and delicious vegan options available."
What would Jesus eat? Today's factory farms compete to produce the cheapest meat. Cows, calves, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other animals live a miserable life, deprived of all pleasure and everything that is natural and important to them. They are crammed into cages and sheds or stand amid waste up to their hocks on filthy feedlots, and they are often given so little space that they can't even turn around or lie down comfortably.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.
