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

Pro-Vegan Demonstration Mimics Meat Packages

For Immediate Release:
May 10, 2010

Contact:
Kristin Richards 757-622-7382 

Kansas City, Miss. -- Covered with clear plastic and lying nearly naked on large trays in front of signs that read, "Meat Is Murder," PETA members will mimic meat packages on Tuesday at the intersection W. 47th and Wyandotte streets. 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 GoVeg.com."

When:   Tuesday, May 11, 12 noon  

Where:  Southeast corner of W. 47th and Wyandotte streets, Kansas City

Chickens, fish, cows, and pigs feel pain and fear just as the animals we share our homes with 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.

The three biggest killer diseases in this country are heart disease, cancer, and strokes--all of which can largely be prevented through lifestyle changes such as adopting a low-fat vegan diet.

"We are challenging people to really think about what 'meat' is," says PETA's manager of vegan campaigns, Lindsay Rajt. "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.