Kick Off the World Cup with Free Vegan Jerky From PETA Ahead of USA Match
For Immediate Release:
June 29, 2026
Contact:
Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382
Soccer fans heading to Miami’s FIFA Fan Festival on Wednesday will be greeted by more than just match-day excitement—PETA supporters will be handing out free protein-packed vegan jerky under a massive, eye-catching display towering over the crowd and urging them to go vegan. Fans can fuel up on delicious plant-based jerky while learning how ditching meat helps animals, the planet, and their health—a triple win before the U.S. Men’s National Team takes the field for its fourth World Cup match.
The action-packed giveaway is happening just steps from PETA’s bold pro-vegan messages plastered across downtown Miami bus shelters.
“With vegan versions of everything available these days, enjoying all our favorite foods while sparing animals suffering is a goal we can all get behind,” says PETA President Tracy Reiman. “PETA encourages everyone to score big for animals by going vegan.”
Where: FIFA Fan Festival at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd. (near the intersection of S.E. First Street and Biscayne Boulevard), Miami
When: Wednesday, July 1, 12 noon
Why: Cows develop friendships over time, chickens enjoy taking dust baths and roosting in trees, and pigs show empathy for other pigs who are happy or distressed—but in today’s meat, egg, and dairy industries, these animals are raised in filthy, crowded conditions, trucked to slaughterhouses through all weather extremes, and violently killed. Every person who goes vegan spares nearly 200 animals each year and reduces their own risk of developing heart disease and cancer. PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help anyone thinking of making the switch.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that when it comes to the ability to feel pain, hunger, and fear, a cow is a dog is a boy. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
