Not to Be Denied, Group Takes Pro-Vegan Message Straight to Pasadena Women's Health Conference
For Immediate Release:
October 30, 2012
Contact:
Kaitlynn Kelly 202-483-7382
Pasadena, Calif. -- PETA had hoped to display its provocative billboard linking chicken with urinary tract infections in women just in time for the Southern California Women's Health Conference, but Pasadena-area outdoor advertisers weren't exactly flush with joy over the idea. The billboard shows an attractive young woman grimacing while parked on the privy with the caption "Feeling a Little … Raw? Chicken Increases the Risk of Urinary Tract Infections. Go Vegan." Now that both Clear Channel and Regency have rejected the ad, PETA members will converge on the conference itself and hand out leaflets emblazoned with the same ad:
When: Friday, November 2, 10 a.m.
Where: Outside the Pasadena Civic Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena
"Urinary tract infections, heart disease, and obesity are enough to make women and men lose their appetite for chickens and all other animals," says PETA Associate Director of Campaigns Lindsay Rajt. "With all the delicious meat-, dairy-, and egg-free foods available, it's never been easier to go vegan."
The text on the back of the leaflet explains that after analyzing the genomes of the bacteria of women with urinary tract infections (UTIs), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that most UTIs in the U.S. may be caused by eating chicken. Strains of E. coli in women with UTIs matched strains found in chicken meat. According to researchers, the bacteria did not come from any contamination during the preparation process but from the chicken itself.
In addition to carrying a risk of E. coli contamination, meat, eggs, and dairy products contain no fiber and are loaded with artery-clogging saturated fat and cholesterol. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vegetarians are less prone to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer than meat-eaters are. And every vegan spares the suffering and lives of more than 100 animals every year.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.