Animal Activists of Alachua Hosts Exhibit Comparing Exploitation of Humans and Animals

Images of Torture, Mutilation, and Imprisonment Make the Point That All Exploited Species Suffer

For Imediate Release:
January 28, 2011

Contact:
Shakira Croce 

Gainsville, Fla. -- 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 Animal Activists of Alachua (AAA), the Liberation Project—the brainchild of peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization—will be on display at the University of Florida to invite debate from students on these and other comparisons.

When:   Monday, January 31, through Thursday, February 3 (all day) 

Where:  Plaza of the Americas, University of Florida 

"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 with 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.

Animal Activists of Alachua is a not-for-profit student/community organization devoted to increasing public awareness of the unnecessary suffering experienced by nonhuman animals at the hands of humans and of what the public can do to help stop it. AAA supports education regarding the health, environmental, economic, and ethical implications of our dietary choices.

For more information, please visit peta2.com.