PETA to Protest Aquarium Pride Party After Employees Report Music Causes Animals to Fight
For Immediate Release:
October 11, 2012
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Atlanta -- Holding signs that read, "This Is No Party for Animals" and "Help Jane Lynch Get the Shame Out of Pride," PETA members will greet revelers outside the Georgia Aquarium at the kickoff bash for the Atlanta Pride Festival. The United Nations Wildlife Panel and an Emory marine biologist have stated that pounding music drives sound-sensitive beluga whales and dolphins crazy, and three aquarium exhibit guides have confirmed that the venue's music events cause some animals to attack each other. Emmy-winning Glee star Jane Lynch urged festival organizers to choose another venue. Her plea was ignored, so PETA will protest the event and gather signatures in order to urge Pride officials to make this year's party the last to be held at the Georgia Aquarium.
When: Friday, October 12, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Outside the Georgia Aquarium, 225 Baker St. N.W. at Luckie Street N.W., Atlanta
"Since last year, out of concern for sound-sensitive marine mammals, the U.S. Navy altered ship routes, [and] the Toronto aquarium announced it would feature no marine mammals," PETA Senior Vice President Dan Mathews, who is gay, wrote to the Atlanta Pride Committee. Additionally, he pointed out that "gay icons Jane Lynch, Martina Navratilova, and Elvira have spoken out against the Georgia Aquarium's loud events."
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