For Immediate Release:
July 29, 2004

Contact:
Ravi Chand 757-622-7382   

San Francisco — In a public display of passion that’s bound to raise a few eyebrows and turn lots of heads, two PETA members—a U.S. marine and Iraq War vet wearing only boxer shorts and a raven-haired beauty decked out in sexy lingerie—will passionately make out in a bed set up on the sidewalk at a prominent intersection in order to make the point that vegetarians are better lovers. While the comely couple is "getting it on," activists holding a banner reading, "Vegetarians Make Better Lovers," will pass out free vegetarian starter kits to let gaping onlookers know how they can spice up their own sex lives. It’s all part of PETA’s "Live Make-Out Tour":

Date: Friday, July 30
Time: 12 noon
Place: Southeast corner of Market and New Montgomery streets

Why do vegetarians have it all over meat-eaters in the bedroom? For one thing, vegetarians are, on average, more fit and trim and have more energy and stamina than people who stuff themselves with fat-laden meat, dairy products, and eggs. And vegetarians don’t have to rely on chemical potions like Viagra to be up for any task (the cholesterol in meat and other animal products causes hardening of the arteries, slowing the flow of blood to all the body’s vital organs, not just the heart). And speaking of heart, there’s nothing sexy about someone who turns a blind eye to the daily suffering of the billions of animals who are raised and killed for food each year.

"What could be more of a turn-on than snuggling up to someone who’s both passionate and compassionate?" asks PETA Director of Vegan Campaigns Bruce Friedrich. "Try a veggie burger in the kitchen for a whopper in the bedroom!"

For more information, please visit PETA’s Web site GoVeg.com.