‘Hell on Wheels’ Coming to Huntington Church: PETA’s Controversial Turkey Truck to Preach Mercy for Birds
For Immediate Release:
November 14, 2025
Contact:
Sara Groves 202-483-7382
As local churchgoers give thanks for their many blessings during service on Sunday, they might find their Church hymns tinged with the panicked cries of turkeys, when PETA’s “Hell on Wheels” hyper-realistic turkey transport truck will roll up to SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church to relay that this is hardly a season of thanks for the nearly 46 million turkeys killed every year for Thanksgiving alone. Anyone within earshot will hear actual recorded sounds of the turkeys’ cries, which come with a subliminal message they won’t hear suggesting that they go vegan.
PETA’s “Hell on Wheels” is stopping at churches across the country to remind everyone that all are invited to “enter his gates with thanksgiving” (Psalm 100:4). It’s part of PETA’s fleet of empathy-building vehicles, which have been causing meltdowns across the country—including in Kentucky, where overzealous police arrested the turkey truck’s driver and confiscated PETA’s rolling reality check; in New York, where food vendors blocked PETA’s vegan ice cream truck; and in Oregon, where vandals absconded with PETA’s “Hell on Wheels” chicken truck.
Where: Outside SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 860 Cherry St., Huntington
When: Sunday, November 16, 10 a.m.
“Behind every trussed-up turkey is a terrified individual whose life was taken away from them for a fleeting taste of their flesh,” says PETA President Tracy Reiman. “PETA’s ‘Hell on Wheels’ truck is an appeal to flocks of all faiths to choose a delicious vegan feast this Thanksgiving, and PETA is ready with recipes, tips, and more.”
Why: In nature, turkeys spend their days caring for their young, building nests, foraging for food, taking dust baths, and roosting in trees, and they can live for over 10 years. But in the meat industry, turkeys’ throats are slit within their first six months of life—and tens of millions are killed each year for Thanksgiving and Christmas alone.
PETA notes that with a plethora of delicious vegan roasts—including Field Roast’s Hazelnut & Cranberry Plant-Based Roast, Gardein’s Plant-Based Turk’y Roast, and Tofurky’s Plant-Based Roast & Wild Rice Stuffing—available in stores and online, cruelty and death have no place on holiday tables.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. PETA’s free vegan starter kit and “ThanksVegan” guide are filled with tips to help anyone looking to make the switch. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
