PETA's Gassy Cow Belches Strong Case for Changing Diet: Go Vegan to Go Green

Cow Burps and Farts Emit Methane Into the Atmosphere, Heat Up the Planet

For Immediate Release:
October 21, 2010

Contact:
Robbyn Brooks 757-622-7382 

Washington, DC -- Blasting the unmistakable sound of passing gas and holding a sign that reads, "An 'Inconvenient Toot': Meat = Climate Change," PETA's outraged "cow" will protest outside a D.C. steak house at a busy intersection. A U.N. report determined that raising animals for food is the leading contributor to climate change. All animals burp and fart, releasing massive quantities of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.

When:   Friday, October 22, 12 noon

Where:  601 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. (at the intersection of Sixth Street N.W. and Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.), Washington, D.C.

"It's time for meat-eaters to mooove over if we want to save the planet," says PETA's Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "With hundreds of millions of cows passing gas on factory farms across the U.S. every year, we're asking people to 'pass' on the meat and dairy products at the dinner table."

• Eating one pound of meat is the environmental equivalent of driving more than 40 miles in an SUV.
• Researchers at the University of Chicago determined that switching from a meat-centered diet to a vegan diet is more effective at countering climate change than switching from a standard American car to a Toyota Prius.

For more information, please visit PETA.org.