Images of Torture, Mutilation, and Imprisonment Make the Point That All Exploited Species Suffer
For Immediate Release:
March 14, 2011
Contact:
Shakira Croce 202-483-7382
Harrisonburg, Va. -- Calves 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 the Animal Rights Coalition, the Liberation Project—the brainchild of peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization—will be on display at James Madison University (JMU) to invite debate from students on these and other comparisons.
When: Tuesday, March 15 through Thursday, March17 (all day)
Where: Warren Hall (Tuesday) and Warren Patio (Wednesday and Thursday), James Madison University
"Child labor, human slavery, and the oppression of women and immigrants were addressed only after forward-thinking people challenged the status quo," says peta2 Director Dan Shannon. "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 of 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.
The Animal Rights Coalition seeks to educate members of the university community and citizens of Harrisonburg about animal issues in order to better the lives of all living beings. Recent events that the group has hosted on campus include PETA Vice President Bruce Friedrich and the JMU Debate Team discussing the ethics of eating meat as well as an upcoming film screening next week of the Oscar-nominated documentary The Cove, a film that exposes the cruelty of the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan.
For more information, please visit peta2.com.