No Eggs? No Problem! PETA’s Commando Chicks March to Siesta Key for Vegan Egg Sandwich Giveaway
For Immediate Release:
March 28, 2025
Contact:
Sara Groves 202-483-7382
With no end to the bird flu outbreak or skyrocketing egg prices in sight, PETA’s Commando Chicks are reporting for duty in Siesta Key to give away 500 free vegan “egg” sandwiches—made with healthy, delicious Just Egg from Sarasota’s local vegan eatery Ka Papa Cuisine—along with Just Egg coupons so that locals can whip up their own delicious vegan egg dishes at home. Dressed in military outfits and combat boots, the radiant regiment will post up in Siesta Key Village near Another Broken Egg Café and other eggy eateries to strike back at the national egg shortage—just in time for lunch.
Bird flu is running rampant through the poultry and dairy industries—since the beginning of this year alone, over 32 million chickens have been killed due to the rapidly spreading virus, and about 168 million birds have been killed nationwide since the outbreak began. Dozens of human cases have been reported, one man has died, and nearly one thousand herds of cows have been infected, with new strains recently detected in Nevada and Montana.
“As long as chickens and other animals are cruelly crammed by the tens of thousands into filthy, tightly packed warehouses, the rampant spread of disease is inevitable,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA urges everyone to be a hero for animals and in the battle against bird flu and other pandemics by going vegan.”
Where: Siesta Key Village, near Ocean Boulevard & Canal Road, Siesta Key
When: Tuesday, April 1, 12 noon
Why: Chickens form complex social structures, dream when they sleep, and worry about the future, just as humans do. But hens used for egg production are crammed together inside wire-floored cages where they don’t even have enough room to spread their wings. At slaughterhouses, workers cut their throats—often while they’re still conscious—and scald many to death in de-feathering tanks.
PETA points out that breeding and raising animals for food creates hotspots for potentially deadly zoonotic diseases, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that three out of every four new or emerging infectious diseases in humans are transmitted due to contact with animals, primarily those used in animal agriculture. 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 or abuse in any way”—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 PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
