Naked and Wrapped in Cellophane, PETA Members Show Sioux Falls That We're All Made of Flesh

Pro-Vegan Demonstration Mimics Meat Packages

For Immediate Release:
September 25, 2012

Contact:
Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382 

Sioux Falls, S.D. -- Covered with clear plastic and lying nearly naked on large trays in front of signs that read, "All Meat Comes From a Corpse," PETA members will mimic meat packages on Wednesday near the John Morrell & Co. slaughterhouse. Other PETA members will distribute leaflets to passersby. The activists aim to demonstrate that all animals—not just humans—are made of flesh, blood, and bone; that animals have the same senses and range of emotions that humans do; and that when you eat meat, you are eating a corpse. The packages will contain oversized price stickers that warn, "Billions of Animals Are Abused and Violently Killed Because You Eat Meat. Get Help! Visit PETA.org."

When:   Wednesday, September 26, 12 noon

Where:  John Morrell & Co., 1400 N. Weber Ave., Sioux Falls

Chickens, fish, cows, and pigs feel pain and fear just as intensely as the animals who share our homes with us do, yet they are abused in ways that would be illegal if dogs and cats were the victims. On today's factory farms, chickens and turkeys have their throats cut while they're still conscious, piglets are castrated and have their tails cut off without being given any painkillers, and cows are hung upside down and are often skinned while they're still able to feel pain. On the decks of fishing boats, fish suffocate or are cut open while they're still alive.

Heart disease, diabetes, strokes and cancer have been conclusively linked to the consumption of meat and other animal derived products—all risks which can be lessened through lifestyle changes, such as adopting a low-fat vegan diet

"We are challenging people to really think about what 'meat' is," says PETA assistant campaigner Virginia Fort. "When you eat flesh, you're eating the corpse of an abused animal who did not want to die. We're encouraging kind consumers to give veganism a try."

For more information, please visit GoVeg.com.