Kansas City Hit With Appeal for Vegan Frankfurters for July Fourth
For Immediate Release:
July 2, 2024
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Maddy Missett 202-483-7382
In time for Independence Day, PETA has erected a sky-high message near the aptly named town of Independence showing animals looking into the eyes of humans to remind them that every animal is someone and everyone deserves freedom—including the sentient beings whose bodies are ground up to make hot dogs. The appeal is just half a mile from Dixon’s Famous Chili, whose meaty menu is a nightmare for animals and human health alike.
“Pigs and cows are thinking, feeling individuals who value their lives and don’t want to be chopped into pieces any more than you or I do,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA encourages people to let freedom ring for everyone by leaving animals off their plates and celebrating Fourth of July with tasty veggie dogs instead.”
In the meat industry, pigs and cows are crammed into filthy sheds or kept on crowded feedlots and subjected to tail docking, castration, and other mutilations with no pain relief. Eventually, they’re herded onto transport trucks for a terrifying journey to a slaughterhouse, where workers slit their throats—often while they’re still conscious. PETA offers a list of the best vegan hot dog brands and a free vegan starter kit on its website for everyone ready to make the switch.
PETA’s billboard is located at the intersection of E. U.S. Highway 40 and Stadium Drive in Kansas City.
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. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
