Ninth-Grader Could Take Home a Libby if Deemed the Group's Fiercest Animal Advocate
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Immediate Release:
December
19, 2011
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Kristin
Richards 202-483-7382
Chicago — She has already hit the Chicago streets to protest against killing animals for fur and for fast-food—so what's next for 14-year-old Chicago resident Yolibeth Sandoval? For starters, she's just been named one of four finalists for a Libby Award for Female Street Teamer of the Year by peta2, PETA's youth division. The sixth annual Libby Awards ("Libby" is for "liberation") honor animal-friendly people and products. Visitors to peta2.com can vote for their favorites in each category, and peta2 will choose the winners.
"Yolibeth's energy and passion for and dedication to helping animals have helped her become one of the most active student animal defenders in North America," says peta2 Division Manager Marta Holmberg. "Our impressive finalists prove that the real winners are the animals these students work so hard to protect."
Within the last year, Yolibeth has protested against the annual Canadian seal slaughter and the outdated chicken-slaughter methods used by McDonald's and KFC suppliers. She has also distributed educational leaflets at busy intersections, created animal rights artwork, and talked to her class about how animals suffer on factory farms. And when it comes to "virtual activism," her Facebook page is a testament to her dedication.
In addition to the four female finalists, four finalists have been nominated for Male Street Teamer of the Year. Twenty-nine Libby Awards will be given out this year, recognizing everything from the best cruelty-free cosmetics company to the best restaurant chain to peta2's favorite animal-friendly celebrity. Each winner will receive a framed certificate and be featured on peta2.com.
For more information about all the nominees, please visit peta2.com.
Voting ends on December 23, and the winners will be announced on January 17. The winners will be chosen by peta2 based on equal consideration of three factors: the number of votes received, the quality of the animal-friendly product or the nominees' enthusiasm for being animal-friendly, and feedback from the nominees' fans.
