Colonel Corn Tours America's Heartland to Encourage Humane, Healthy Far
PETA's kindly, 7-foot-tall, brand-new Vegan Campaign mascot, Colonel Corn, donned his hat and sneakers to tour America's Beef belt, telling troops of tourists and legions of lads and lasses about two things that really knaw at him – animal suffering and unhealthy meat and dairy products. Colonel corn's tour harvested a lot of attention from media eager to learn more about how kicking a meat addiction helps animals, human health and the environment. Here are some of Colonel Corn's journal entries from his "Veggie Tour de Force."

	En Route From Houston to San Antonio Somewhere between Houston and San Antonio, I spotted this sign. Thought to myself, “Aw, shucks! If this read, ‘Don’t Mess With T-Bones - Go Veg Instead,’ a lot of animals, two- and four-legged, might be saved!”
	Reunion Tower, Dallas Here I am, encouraging tourists to plan frequent get-togethers with vegan fare. It’s easy to find faux meats to satisfy just about every craving, from chicken to roast beef to pepperoni - heck, who wants to boil live lobsters when PETAMall.com sells mock lobster?
	César Chavez Kearnig Center, Dallas I bumped into a crop of children of the corn. Not the scary Stephen King-type but apple-adoring adolescents. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy called César Chávez “one of the heroic figures of our time.” A civil rights leader and spiritual figure, Chávez cared about activism and animals.
	Poolside,Shreveport Here’s “yours truly” catching a little R&R in Shreveport, Louisiana. Forget fatty beefcakes - nothing makes mouths water and starts hearts a-fluttering like roasting corn.
	The Alamo, San Antonio Here I am outside the historic Alamo, telling tourists, “Remember the Veggies!” Who would have imagined that my appearance at the Alamo, where I urged others to indulge in meat-free cuisine, would cause security to stalk me? This cob almost got into hot water when cops threatened me with arrest.
	Pierce Elementary, Cedar Rapids I’m a harmless fellow who only wants youngsters to steer clear of meat-related illnesses, like heart disease, cancer and diabetes, but the principal at Pierce Elementary refused to allow me to present the pluses of vegan eating to the kiddies. Even though she gave Colonel Corn the boot, we set up camp outside to greet students after school.
	Kansas City Hoofing around Bancroft Elementary School today has given the Colonel some corns - along with a couple of blisters and possibly a bunion. I’m busheled - need to catch 40 winks before we hit the road again tomorrow

Give Peas a Chance

Colonel Corn also cropped up in the Middle East, to help sow the seeds of peace. The Colonel helped bring smiles to children in Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv and Cairo, handing out free vegan sandwiches and explaining how we can all take small, yet important actions to promote peace—starting with what we eat. PETA’s “Peas Corps” delegates believe, as Gandhi did, that “Violence begins with the fork.”