PETA Global 2018 Issue 1

USA

Hip-Hop Artists Dish on Eating Vegan

"I just wanted to be healthy."

“I was fat!” That was rapper Waka Flocka Flame’s response when R&B singer Mýa asked him why he went vegan during an exclusive PETA-hosted

"It's a lifetime commitment."

discussion. After going vegan, Waka says he lost 34 pounds in two weeks. He and Mýa agreed that they were

Tommy Lee: © Starmaxinc.com | Police officer: © Andrew Enseñat | Goldfish: © iStock.com/GlobalP

also motivated to give up animal-derived foods by images in which animals were being slaughtered for meat. Mýa explained, “[W]hen you’re looking at your plate, you see the process … and you’re changed forever spiritually.” Want to eat like a hip-hop star? Visit PETA.org to order a vegan starter kit.

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Tommy Lee Protests ‘Sick Stunt’ R ocker Tommy Lee calls it “a twisted Ozark ritual that even the most deranged headbanger couldn’t invent”: During the annual Turkey Trot festival in Yellville, Arkansas, people throw live turkeys from airplanes and roofs. A frenzied crowd then chases and fights over the birds who survive the fall. Despite a public outcry, officials refuse to prosecute the participants for cruelty to animals. In 2017, PETA supporters were able to rescue four of

the traumatized birds. Tommy wrote to the town’s mayor on PETA’s behalf, adding his voice to those of hundreds of thousands of other concerned PETA supporters and asking that Yellville “deep-six this sick stunt.” Visit PETA.org/TurkeyDrop to add your voice as well.

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Are Those Doughnut Crumbs on Your Face Vegan , Officer? Concerned that the officers in blue at one New York Police Department precinct might also be feeling a bit blue during their boycott of Dunkin’ Donuts, PETA sent them a dozen boxes of wholesome vegan ones from the city’s own Dun-Well Doughnuts. The officers didn’t sugarcoat their response: They were nabbed at first bite!

PETA Calls, T-Mobile Answers: Goldfish Giveaways Gone

Goldfish aren’t marketing gimmicks – they’re sensitive, intelligent animals. So when T-Mobile – the US’ third-largest mobile communications company – gave them away during a promotion in New York City’s Times Square, PETA got in touch. The connection was good: The company confirmed that the giveaway was an isolated incident and wouldn’t be repeated.

You can speak up for fish, too. When you see them used as hotel or wedding decorations, tell management as well as family and friends that animals aren’t props.

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