Sear-iously? PETA to ‘Barbecue’ a ‘Dog’ in Downtown Nashville

For Immediate Release:
May 21, 2025

Contact:
Moira Colley 202-483-7382

Nashville, Tenn. –

To turn up the heat and give would-be pork-eaters something to chew on ahead of Memorial Day barbecues, PETA supporters will “grill” a lifelike “dog” under a banner reading, “No Body Belongs on a Grill” outside Jacks Bar-B-Que on Broadway this Friday to point out that pups and pigs are the same in all the ways that matter most.

“Pigs feel pain and fear and love their families just like the dogs we share our homes with,” says PETA Sr. Vice President Colleen O’Brien. “PETA urges anyone disturbed by the idea of cooking a canine to extend that compassion to all animals and please go vegan this Memorial Day and beyond.”

Where: Near Jacks Bar-B-Que, 416 Broadway, Nashville

When: Friday, May 23, 12 PM

PETA supporters “barbecue” a “dog.” Credit: PETA

Why: Pigs are soothed by music, love playing ball, sleep in “pig piles,” and even enjoy getting massages. Yet in the meat industry, workers chop off piglets’ tails, clip their teeth with pliers, and castrate the males—and the animals endure intense confinement before their throats are slashed in slaughterhouses. Each person who goes vegan spares nearly 200 animals every year and reduces their own disease risk and carbon footprint.

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. PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help those looking to make the switch. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.