PETA’s caged pig sculptures to be displayed ‘on a busy intersection’ by Cedar Rapids Fareway grocery store on Saturday November 15, 2008
Posted by John in Business.Tags: Agriculture, animal abuse, Animal rights, animals, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), demonstrations, factory farms, Fareway, PETA, pork
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From PETA release (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals):
Caged ‘Pigs’ Force Lunchtime Crowd in Cedar Rapids to Face Factory-Farm Cruelty
To illustrate the immense suffering and routine cruelty that pigs endure before they are made into ham and bacon, two pig sculptures–confined to metal stalls just as pigs on factory farms are–will be displayed on a busy intersection in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. This display–part of PETA’s “Think Before You Eat” campaign–comes on the heels of PETA’s new undercover exposé of an Iowa pig farm that supplies Hormel. The investigation uncovered routine, intentional abuse: Investigators documented …
Where: Fareway Grocery Store, 4220 16th Ave. S.W., Cedar Rapids
When: Saturday, November 15, 12 noon
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Good! I think everyone needs to be made aware of what torture and suffering these animals endure before they become “food”. The alternatives are so much better for all of us… better for health, better for the planet – and certainly better for the animals. We can end this cruelty by going vegan… now.
Pork em!
Pigs are bred for food, Let’s Eat