Pro-Vegan Demonstration Will Mimic Meat Packages
For Immediate Release:
January 8, 2013
Contact:
Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382
Montgomery, Ala. -- Covered with clear plastic and lying nearly naked on large trays in front of signs that read, "All Animals Have the Same Parts," PETA members will mimic meat packages on Wednesday. Other PETA members will distribute leaflets to passersby and Dreamland Bar-B-Que patrons. The activists aim to demonstrate that all animals—not just humans—are made of flesh, blood, and bone and also have the same senses and range of emotions that humans do. The packages will contain oversized price stickers that warn, "Billions of Animals Are Abused and Violently Killed Because You Eat Meat. Get Help! Visit PETA.org."
When: Wednesday, January 9, 12 noon
Where: Dreamland Bar-B-Que, 101 Tallapoosa St., Montgomery
Chickens, fish, cows, and pigs feel pain and fear just as intensely as the animals who share our homes with us do, yet they are abused in ways that would be illegal if dogs and cats were the victims. 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 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.
Heart disease, diabetes, strokes, and cancer have been conclusively linked to the consumption of meat and other animal-derived products—all risks that can be reduced through lifestyle changes, such as adopting a low-fat vegan diet.
"We are challenging people to really think about what 'meat' is," says PETA campaigner Matt Bruce. "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 give veganism a try."
For more information, please visit GoVeg.com.