‘Polar Bears’ to Occupy Henderson Starbucks Over Earth-Killing Pro-Dairy Policy
For Immediate Release:
April 12, 2024
Contact:
Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382
Tomorrow, a pack of “polar bears” will pound the pavement to the Starbucks store on S. Eastern Avenue to urge the company to stop charging customers extra for vegan milk—which incentivizes them to opt for dairy, even though the dairy industry is a top producer of the greenhouse gases that are contributing to melting the ice caps, killing polar bears, and otherwise driving the climate catastrophe. The pleading “polar bears” are the latest action in PETA’s campaign calling on Starbucks to end the upcharge for vegan milks, which the company already agrees are better for the planet.
When: Saturday, April 13, 12 noon
Where: 10385 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson
“Starbucks admits that it has a massive carbon footprint from its use of dairy, yet the company still refuses to put the planet over profits,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is calling on Starbucks to end the shameful vegan milk upcharge and give a frap about the polar bears who die on melting ice caps and the cows forcibly impregnated for dairy.”
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness.
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