Columbia Students for Animal Protection Hosts Exhibit Comparing Exploitation of Humans and Animals

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

For Immediate Release:
April 27, 2010

Contact:
Shakira Croce  757-622-7382

Norfolk, Va. -- 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 Columbia Students for Animal Protection (CSAP), the Liberation Project--the brainchild of peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization--will be on display at Columbia University to invite debate from students on these and other comparisons.

Where:  Between Hamilton and Wallach halls (near the gazebo), Columbia University
When:   Tuesday, April 27, through Thursday, April 29, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

"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.

CSAP raises awareness about the cruelty that animals endure on factory farms and in classroom experiments. Last semester, the group hosted PETA's Alka Chandra for a discussion about animals used in experiments. CSAP is currently gathering signatures on a petition to remove rats and mice from psychological experiments and is promoting the use of alternative methods that do not cause animal suffering.

For more information, please visit peta2.com.