PETA Reveals That Sheep Are Beaten, Kicked, and Skinned Alive
For Immediate Release:
December 7, 2016
Contact:
Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382
Victoria, B.C. – What: A duo of nude PETA members—covered only by a banner proclaiming, “We’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Wool”—will defy the cold snap on Thursday. The eye-catching demonstration is part of PETA’s #WoolFreeWinter campaign—an effort to alert shoppers that sheep are beaten, punched, kicked, and even killed by impatient shearers in the wool industry.
Where: In front of The Bay Centre, 1150 Douglas St. (between View and Fort streets), Victoria
When: Thursday, December 8, 12 noon sharp
“Gentle sheep are beaten and left with bloody wounds solely for the sake of wool sweaters, coats, and scarves,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “As temperatures plunge, PETA is calling on caring people to practice kindness and keep warm with wool-free, vegan apparel.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to wear”—recently released video footage showing workers on a massive sheep farm in Chile mutilating, killing, and skinning sheep—sometimes while the animals were still alive. PETA has released six exposés recorded at 39 facilities on three continents revealing that shearers are often paid by volume, not by the hour, which encourages fast, violent work that can lead to gaping wounds on sheep’s bodies. The wounds are then stitched closed—without giving the animals any painkillers.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.
