‘Charred Dog’ to Be ‘Barbecued’ Ahead of International Animal Rights Day 

For Immediate Release:

07 December 2023

Contact:

Utkarsh Garg; [email protected]

Hiraj Laljani; [email protected]

Graphic PETA India Protest Will Give Meat-Eaters Food for Thought About Eating Flesh

Bhopal – On Friday, ahead of International Animal Rights Day (10 December), a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India supporter will be “barbecuing” a “dog” on a grill in Bhopal. The shocking visual will send the message that all animals 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 sentient beings who valued their own lives – just as dogs do – and didn’t want to die.

When:      Friday 8 December, 12 noon sharp

Where:     Boat Club, Shyamala Hills, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462001

“When it comes to the capacity to suffer and feel pain and fear, chickens, goats, and cows are no different from dogs,” says PETA India Campaigns Coordinator Utkarsh Garg. “PETA India is encouraging everyone who finds the thought of eating a dog distasteful to keep all animals off their plates.”

As PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” – revealed in the documentary “Glass Walls”, buffaloes, goats, and other animals used for food are often crammed into vehicles in such large numbers that many are severely injured or die on the way to slaughterhouses. They’re hit, dragged, and typically denied even the most basic necessities, such as food, water, and veterinary care. At the slaughterhouse, they’re killed in full view of one another and are often dismembered and skinned while they’re still conscious and able to feel pain.

The consumption of animal-derived foods has been conclusively linked to an increased risk of suffering from heart disease, strokes, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Additionally, raising animals for food is a leading cause of water pollution and land degradation around the world. A United Nations report has concluded that a global shift towards vegan eating is necessary to combat the worst effects of the climate catastrophe.

PETA India opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.

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