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College Junior Never Passes Up an Opportunity to Speak Out for Animals
For Immediate Release:December 6, 2012
Contact:Shakira Croce 202-483-7382
Columbus, Ohio -- The fight for animal rights is at an all-time high, and young people are leading the charge. A perfect example is Capital University junior Suzeii Liu, who's in the running for a Libby Award in the category of Street Teamer of the Year from peta2, PETA's youth division. Now in their seventh year, the 2012 Libby Awards ("Libby" for "liberation," as in animal liberation) include 22 categories.
"Suzeii is a role model when it comes to taking on animal abusers—from circuses like Ringling Bros. that beat animals behind the scenes to a multinational corporation that supports factory-farm and slaughterhouse atrocities," says PETA Youth Marketing Manager Emily Rodriguez. "All our teen nominees are winners because they're inspiring other young people to take a stand against the abuse of animals, wherever and whenever it occurs."
Suzeii runs the gamut when it comes to helping animals and raising awareness about their suffering. A vegetarian for six years and a vegan for the past year, she organizes andattends protests at McDonald's as part of peta2's McCruelty campaign to pressure the company to stop its suppliers from scalding chickens to death. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus—with its well-documented history of beating elephants with steel-tipped bullhooks and abusing tigers and other animals—is also high on her "hit list." Suzeii was a finalist in peta2's annual and wildly popular Cutest Vegetarian Alive contest last year, and she's currently working with school officials to get more vegan options on the menu in Capital's dining halls.
Voting ends on December 17. Winners will be chosen by peta2 based on several factors, including vote count, and will be announced on December 19. See the full contest details here.
For more information and to cast your vote, please visit peta2.com or click here.