Traci Bingham isn’t shy about revealing body parts—but she draws the line at eating them. The shapely star of Baywatch, Comedy Central’s Strip Mall, and various shows on BET and MTV traded in her bathing suit for her birthday suit in PETA’s ad that encourages people to consider the animals behind the entrées.
Like us, animals raised for their flesh have personalities and feelings, and they form families and friendships if given the chance. But factory farms deny animals everything that is natural or enjoyable to them—they live in filthy, cramped cages, stalls, and sheds, where they’re barely kept alive so that they can finally be kicked and prodded to slaughter.
“Animals aren’t ‘breasts’ or ‘thighs’ or ‘flanks,’” notes Traci. “They think, feel, and want to live, much like you and me.”
