PETA AU Global 2021 Issue 2

Zoom Ed

For her family’s weekly Zoom trivia night, Jessica P. submitted questions about Eli Lilly’s “forced swim tests” on mice and Johns Hopkins University’s invasive brain experiments on owls. Afterward, she sent participants a link to PETA’s website to take action. (See PETAAU.vg/ForcedSwimTest and PETA.org/Owls .)

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Lori K. outfits her Airbnb rental with vegan starter kits, animal rights books, and PETA literature. There’s also soy creamer in the fridge.

Posing as the CEO of pig-killing company Smithfield,

Howto Seize Lisa J. and friends drove home their point to thousands of motorists by draping a huge banner from a busy highway overpass in Seattle. Looking for more inspiration? Check out PETA.org/BannerHangs . Every Opportunity for Animals! Bridging the Gap

Matt J. managed to get an on-air TV interview with Fox News! He informed thousands of viewers that “his” industry is a serious pandemic threat because conditions on factory farms are “petri dishes for new diseases.”

Supermarket Swap

People behind her in line at the grocery store were trying to decide who would pay for their Slim Jims, so Zeynep G. offered to buy them vegan sausages if they put back the meat. They agreed! Heather M. introduced her Instacart shopper to Beyond Sausages by giving her one of the packages from her order, plus a tip.

It’s in the Bag

New York real estate broker

SpeakVolumesWithout Saying aWord

Opportunities to informpeople, inspire empathy, and liberate animals are everywhere, just waiting for us to seize them! Please, don’t let a day go bywithout doing so. Need inspiration? Here are some ideas.

Jannette P. turned her backpack into a mobile billboard, which sparks conversations wherever she goes.

Viola player Galahad S. proudly wore PETA’s “Vegan Power” hat during a Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra virtual performance and received thank-you letters from people around the world. Katrin B. had the perfect accessory when she posed for photos after winning a golf tournament – a PETA “End Speciesism” mask! Get both at PETA.org/Store .

Show and Tell While walking along the

Let’s Make a Deal

waterfront in Norfolk, Virginia, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk came across a woman fishing. Having once seen a barbed hook like the woman was using tear out an eel’s throat, Ingrid stopped to talk and described having a squamous cell carcinoma removed fromher lip. She shared how badly it had hurt, even with painkillers, and expressed concern about the hook, explaining that fish have far more nerve endings in their lips than humans do. The woman said, “But what can I eat? I love fish!”

Teresa C. agreed to cat-sit for her neighbors if they would

go vegan for a week. They broke their promise in the best way: They’re still vegan months later. In exchange for a large purchase of animal feed, waterfowl rescuer John D. negotiated a written commitment from the feed store to stop selling ducklings for Easter.

 Me,  Animals

Adrianne B.’s dating profile comes with

this warning: “If you are holding a fish you have caught, please do not message me.” That has sparked lively conversations about fishing (fish feel pain!) and speciesism. She introduces her dates to animal rights by sharing pro-animal videos with them online and by suggesting that they cook a vegan meal together or that they order the same vegan takeout and eat it together while Zooming.

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Ask, and You Shall Receive

Kimberly W. asks salespeople to show her which sweaters are wool-free, which shoes are made with vegan leather, and which brands of makeup are cruelty-free. Other shoppers overhear her conversation, and the salesperson learns something, too.

Jeff Z. pulled out all the “stops” when he wore his PETA tee from PETA.org/Store near

Ingrid hurried to the nearby supermarket and returned with a package of Gardein Fishless Filets. The woman thanked her for the gift, agreed to try them, and put them in her cooler. Who knows howmany people she later shared this story with? One thing is clear: She never would have tried faux fishwithout an activist’s intervention.

Global 9 After hosting a vegan food giveaway outside a Florida live market where customers can buy chickens for slaughter on the spot, Shannon B. asked for – and was given – a hen (shown left, held by an activist), who is now safe at a sanctuary. It can't hurt to ask!

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a stop sign, causing passersby to take a second look. He also designed a magnet through Vistaprint to take his lifesaving

Joanie L. shares PETA’s campaign videos on social media, and so far, three friends have pledged to stop shopping at Urban Outfitters until it drops all wool.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Hekmat K. bought a copy of Animalkind for every school and library in Gloucestershire, England!

message to the streets.

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