‘Charred’ Human to Be ‘Barbecued’ for World Meat Free Day
For Immediate Release:
13 June 2022
Contact:
Hiraj Laljani; [email protected]
Radhika Suryavanshi; [email protected]
Chandigarh – On Tuesday, 14 June, ahead of World Meat Free Day (15 June), a “bloodied” and “charred” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and Ashray Charitable Trust supporter will be “barbecued” on a charcoal grill in Chandigarh. The shocking visual will send the message that all animals, including humans, are made of flesh, blood, and bone; that we all have the same capacity to feel pain and a variety of emotions; and that eating meat means eating the corpses of beings who valued their lives and didn’t want to die.
When: Tuesday, 14 June, 11 am sharp
Where: Near the fountain at Sector 17 Main Plaza, Chandigarh 160017
“Most of us would never munch on a human, so there’s no reason for any of us to chomp on a chicken,” says PETA India Senior Campaigns Coordinator Radhika Suryavanshi. “PETA India is urging passers-by disturbed by the idea of a ‘human barbecue’ to fuel up with fortifying and delicious vegan meals rather than the bodies of mutilated animals.”
Vegan meals spare animals immense suffering. In today’s meat, egg, and dairy industries, huge numbers of animals are raised in vast warehouses in severe confinement. Chickens’ throats are cut while they’re still conscious, cows and buffaloes are forcibly separated from their beloved calves, piglets are castrated without painkillers, and fish are cut open while they’re still alive. People who eat vegan reduce their risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, and cancer and help prevent future pandemics – SARS, bird flu, swine flu, Ebola, and HIV all stemmed from confining or killing animals for food, as did COVID-19, as widely believed by experts. Moreover, raising animals for food is a leading cause of water pollution and land degradation, and a United Nations report concluded that a global shift towards vegan eating is necessary to combat the worst effects of the climate catastrophe.
PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” – opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
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