peta2 Rocks the Southwest and the Atticus Tour November 20, 2009

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Hey, kids!

The peta2 College Outreach Team has been enjoying the desert scenery and some great weather in the U.S. Southwest. We invaded the University of New Mexico (UNM) last week, taking the student body by storm in order to get more vegan options introduced into the university's dining establishments. Currently, there isn't too much for a vegan at UNM's campus dining halls, but that's all about to change. The team certainly didn't go hungry in Albuquerque, though. Annapurna World Vegetarian Cafe is just a couple of blocks from campus. There we enjoyed vegan lasagne, vegan Indian dishes, great veggie burgers, and even a mean slice of vegan sweet-potato pie.

Then we took a long drive under wide open skies through the deserts of West Texas to Houston, where we sought progressive young minds at the University of Houston (UH) to help ease the suffering of chickens in slaughterhouses. Nearly 2,000 UH Cougars stepped up to talk about McCruelty. Thanks for the support!




We also took a couple days' break from our college work to jump on the Atticus Tour. The tour features peta2 friends Finch, blessthefall, and Drop Dead, Gorgeous, so we were in great company. We took our McCruelty petition to the shows to inform concert goers about how McDonald's chicken suppliers abuse the animals. Chickens are debeaked at a very young age without being given any painkillers, and they are hung upside down in shackles and have their throats cut, often while they're still conscious.







Be sure to check out blessthefall's new record, Witness, which dropped last month. It seriously rules, y'all! We made lots of new friends during these shows, and we look forward to staying in contact with them in order to keep them informed about the cruelty that our animal friends face every day. Well, that's all from our end. Check back next week for more fun adventures in the touring life of a peta2 outreach crew.

Peace!

—Joey and Daniel

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