Lentils for Lent? PETA Donates Vegan Soup to Boston Shelter
For Immediate Release:
February 20, 2013
Contact:
Kaitlynn Kelly 202-483-7382
Boston -- PETA is embarking on a new project that involves donating vegan lentil soup by Amy's Kitchen to Haley House in Boston in order to help feed those in need during Lent. Our message is that Lent isn't always about giving something up. It's also about compassion and discovery—including discovering new foods!
"Jesus taught compassion for all of His creations, yet animals who are killed for food are usually treated cruelly and can die a frightening death," says PETA Director Colleen O'Brien, a devout Roman Catholic. "PETA is appealing to everyone to go vegan for Lent—and keep it up all year long."
Going vegan is a powerful way to adhere to the true teachings of Jesus and the Bible, which include caring for each other, animals, and the Earth. Pope Benedict XVI said that humankind's "degrading of living creatures to a commodity seems to me in fact to contradict the relationship of mutuality that comes across in the Bible." PETA and its tens of thousands of Catholic supporters agree that going vegan is one of the most Christian things that anyone can do.
Visit PETA.org for additional information.
