Images of Torture, Mutilation, and Imprisonment Make the Point That All Exploited Species Suffer
For Immediate Release:
May 11, 2011
Contact:
Shakira Croce 202-483-7281
Nuevo Leon, Mexico - Calves who are confined to veal crates on today's factory farms are like children who were once forced to work in coal mines. Battery-caged hens suffer in much the same way that sweatshop workers do. Sponsored by university student Annie Leal, the Liberation Project—the brainchild of peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization—will be on display at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León to invite debate from students on these and other comparisons.
Where: Main square, C Building, Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación, Universidad
Autónoma de Nuevo León
When: Thursday, May 12, and Friday, May 13, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
"Child labor, human slavery, and the oppression of women and immigrants were addressed only after forward-thinking people challenged the status quo," says peta2 division manager Marta Holmberg. "Today, nonhuman beings are tormented, denied justice, and slaughtered out of sheer prejudice—just as some human beings have been throughout history."
The exhibit consists of 12 panels with graphic photos juxtaposing past cruelty to women, children, and minorities with photos of animals in similar exploitative situations. With the exhibit, peta2 hopes to inspire students to break down the barriers between species and think about how one's own actions can either perpetuate or stop abuse and exploitation. Click here to view the online version of the exhibit.
For more information, please visit peta2.com.