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

Pro-Vegan Demonstration Mimics Meat Packages

For Immediate Release:
January 26, 2010

Contact:
Robbyn Brooks 757-622-7382

New Orleans -- Lying nearly naked on large trays and covered with clear plastic in front of signs reading, "Meat Is Murder," PETA members will mimic typical meat packages on Wednesday at the intersection of Canal and S. Peters streets. Other PETA members will distribute leaflets to passersby. The activists aim to demonstrate that all animals--including humans--are made of flesh, blood, and bone; that animals have the same senses and range of emotions as 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:   Wednesday, January 27, 12 noon

Where:  Intersection of Canal and S. Peters streets, New Orleans

Chickens, fish, cows, and pigs feel pain and fear just as intensely as do the animals who share our homes with us, yet they are abused in ways that could 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 try going vegan."

For more information, please visit GoVeg.com.