PETA’s Turkey Truck to Ask Wichita Churchgoers to Show Mercy to Birds
For Immediate Release:
December 12, 2025
Contact:
Alex Payne 202-483-7382
As local churchgoers mark the season of Advent, they might find their Christmas hymns tinged with the panicked cries of turkeys, when, on Sunday, PETA’s notorious “Hell on Wheels” hyper-realistic turkey transport truck will roll up to Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to relay that there is no peace on Earth for the tens of millions of turkeys killed every year for the holidays alone. Anyone within earshot will hear actual recorded sounds of the turkeys’ cries, which come with a subliminal message suggesting that they go vegan.
PETA’s “Hell on Wheels” is stopping at churches across the country to encourage everyone to offer some comfort and joy to turkeys this holiday season by choosing delicious vegan foods and giving birds a break. It’s part of PETA’s fleet of empathy-building vehicles, which have been causing meltdowns across the country, including 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 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception – 430 N Broadway St, Wichita
When: Sunday, December 14, 9:30 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 holiday season and beyond—and PETA is ready with free vegan starter kits, recipes, and more.”
Why: In nature, turkeys spend their days caring for their babies, 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 are crammed into filthy sheds where they’re forced to stand in their own waste, and their throats are slit within their first six months of life.
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. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
