Pro-Vegan Demonstration at Slaughterhouse Mimics Meat Packages
For Immediate Release:
July 26, 2011
Contact:
Adam Miller 202-483-7382
Edmonton, Alberta -- Lying nearly naked on large trays and covered with clear plastic in front of signs reading, "If Slaughterhouses Had Glass Walls … Go Vegan!" and "Meat Is Murder," PETA members will mimic typical meat packages on Wednesday in front of Lilydale Inc., a slaughterhouse in Edmonton. Other PETA members will distribute leaflets to passersby, and PETA's "Glass Walls" exposé of the meat industry narrated by Sir Paul McCartney will be played on a body screen. The activists aim to demonstrate that all animals—including humans—are made of flesh, blood, and bone; that animals have the same five senses and range of emotions as humans do; and that when you eat meat, you are eating a corpse. The packages will feature oversized price stickers that warn, "Billions of Animals Are Abused and Violently Killed Because You Eat Meat. Get Help! Visit GoVeg.com."
When: Wednesday, July 27, 12 noon
Where: 7727-127 Ave. (next to Lilydale Inc.), Edmonton
"We are challenging people to really think about what meat is," says PETA campaigner Emily Lavender. "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 try going vegan."
Chickens, fish, cows, and pigs feel pain and fear just as intensely as do the animals who share our homes with us, 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 are 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.
According to Dietitians of Canada, a vegan diet reduces the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
For more information, please visit GoVeg.com.