PETA to 'Barbecue' a Human in Austin to Show That Meat Is Murder

Display Will Give Meat-Eaters Pause as Flesh of Nearly Naked Activist Is 'Grilled'

For Immediate Release:
June 30, 2011

Contact:
Robbyn Brooks 202-483-7382

Austin, Texas -- Hoping to inspire residents to realize that a corpse is a corpse—whether fish, fowl, or even Frank!—PETA protesters will "cook" a nearly naked PETA member on a grill in Austin tomorrow. PETA's point? That all animals are made of flesh, bone, and blood, just as humans are, and that eating meat entails eating the corpse of an animal who was an individual with feelings, a family, and a distinct personality.

When:   Friday, July 1, 12 noon 

Where:  In front of Lamberts Downtown BBQ, Intersection of W. Second and Guadalupe streets, Austin

"We are challenging people to really think about what meat is," says PETA campaigner Lauren Stroyeck. "Flesh is flesh, and animals feel pain and suffer just as humans do. What revolts people about the idea of eating other humans should also apply to the idea of eating other animals."

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 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. 

According to the American Dietetic Association, vegetarians are less prone to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity than meat-eaters are.  

For more information, please visit GoVeg.com.