Chicago Student Group Is Recognized for Taking Engaging, Animal-Friendly Message to Peers
For Immediate Release:
March 2, 2011
Contact:
Shakira Croce 202-483-7382
Chicago — For raising awareness about cruelty-to-animals issues, the Amundsen High School Animal Rights Club will receive a Star Student Group Award from peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization.
"The Amundsen Animal Rights Club proves every day that some of the most important lessons are learned outside the classroom," says peta2 Director Dan Shannon. "These compassionate students set a great example that can be followed by other groups across the country."
Some of the Amundsen Animal Rights Club's many activities include the following:
- Distributing information about peta2's "Grow Your Own Fur" campaign, which urges young people not to buy animal fur
- Joining one of the largest protests against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Chicago history
- Encouraging people to try a vegan lifestyle—one of the best ways to help the environment—every Earth Day
- Organizing protests against Chicago-based McDonald's archaic chicken-slaughter methods
Most recently, the group held a screening of the animal rights film Earthlings, which reveals the ways in which animals suffer in the food, clothing, experimentation, and entertainment industries. More than 140 students attended the screening, at which the group served vegan food.
The Amundsen High School Animal Rights Club will receive a framed certificate from peta2 and be featured on peta2's website. For more information, please visit peta2.com.