Microwaving Babies Is Sickening, Says PETA

Billboard Urges People to Protect All Babies, Not Eat Them

For Immediate Release:
May 18, 2011

Contact:
Kristin Richards 202-483-7382 

Dayton, Ohio — In the wake of the conviction of a Dayton woman who microwaved her baby daughter to death, PETA is negotiating with Dayton outdoor advertisers to place a billboard in the city that features the image of a person who is about to cook a pork chop in a microwave juxtaposed with a picture of a mother pig nuzzling her piglet and reads, "Everybody's Somebody's Baby. Go Vegan." The billboard reminds us all that the vast majority of animals killed for human consumption are just babies who have yet to see their first birthday.

"We are horrified at the thought of microwaving a baby, but we should also think twice about putting a pork chop or chicken wing into the oven," says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. "Babies of all species deserve protection from harm, and a fleeting taste is not as important as respecting a mother's love."

Because of profit-driven practices on today's industrialized factory farms, such as feeding animals growth-promoting drugs and selectively breeding them so that they'll grow fatter faster, pigs and turkeys are typically just 6 months old when they are killed, and chickens are just 7 weeks old. Calves raised for veal are often taken away from their mothers within hours of birth and spend up to 16 weeks confined to cramped veal crates before being sent to slaughter.

For more information, please visit PETA.org.