Glen Ellyn Student Animal Rights Group Snags PETA Youth Award

From Blasting Ringling for Beating Elephants to Exposing the Cruelty of Fish Farms and Shark-Finning, You'll Find These Animal Defenders on the Front Lines

For Immediate Release:
January 16, 2013

Contact:
Shakira Croce 202-483-7382

Glen Ellyn, Ill. -- For its hard work in defense of animals, Students for the Protection of Animals (SFPA) at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn will receive a Star Student Group Award from peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization.

"School is about learning, and the members of SFPA are helping their peers learn the importance of treating animals with respect," says peta2 Associate Director Marta Holmberg. "These compassionate students are sticking up for animals—from chickens killed for food to elephants abused in circuses—and they're setting a great example that can be followed by young people across the country."

SFPA's activities, which run the gamut, include the following:

• Helped peta2 protest the notoriously cruel Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and were featured on the group's blog
• Organized a three-day vegan bake sale at school and used the opportunity to educate other students about the suffering caused by shark-finning and fish farms
• Made a public service announcement to promote World Animal Day
• Set up bins throughout their school so that students could donate leashes, toys, and treats to the local animal shelter for Christmas

SFPA will receive a framed certificate from peta2 and be featured on peta2's website. 

For more information, please visit peta2.com.