Dude, I Swear I Saw a Giant Chicken on Campus... September 17, 2008

Posted by Ryan at September 17, 2008 2:22 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 5 ) | TrackBack

These were the kinds of conversations students were having at Syracuse University on their way to class this week.

That's because the student animal rights group (SARO), was out in force (with some assistance from peta2 volunteers), to gather signatures to kick KFC off their campus!

You see, there is a KFC located right in their dining hall, and obviously students don't want that. That's why the student group was able to gather over 1,200 signatures on their petition to ban KFC from campus—in the first day! They even got a mention in The Daily Orange student newspaper.


Pretty amazing, right?

Want to organize a similar campaign on your campus? It doesn't matter whether you want to improve the vegan options on campus, obtain alternatives to dissection, or anything else, we're here to help!

Look how much fun it can be!


- Ryan!

Superstar College Activist Petitions to Ban KFC from Campus! July 31, 2008

Posted by Ryan at July 31, 2008 1:04 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 4 ) | TrackBack

As The Daily Herald is reporting today, one of peta2's former Star Street Teamers, Jason Levy, is leading an effort to ban KFC from his college campus!

So far, he has gathered over 300 petition signatures from his fellow students, and has even passed a resolution through his student government which supports the ban. Now, it's all up to the Board of Trustees (read: administrators) to make the ban official. Come on, administrators, get with the program! :)

Jason's campaign comes on the heels of a similar one at Florida Gulf Coast University, and students from all over the country are starting to organize similar petitions for their campus.

Want to get involved? Drop us a line to get a "KFC-Free Zone" campaign started on your campus!

Also, you can check out the full article about Jason's efforts by clicking on the clip below:




Great work, Jason. We're all rooting for you!

Give me a J (J!) Give me an A (A!)...

- Ryan!

Nugget on Campus! September 14, 2007

Posted by Marta at September 14, 2007 1:35 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

Well, the fall semester is in full swing, and we're as excited as you are!

Ok, so many of you probably aren't thrilled that you have to wake up for those annoying morning classes, and the fact that it's getting colder by the day (unless you live in southern California) probably doesn't help. But there is hope!

To kick things off here locally, we visited my alma mater (that's "where I went to school" in smarty pants language), Old Dominion University, to start a buzz about animal rights and remind people that chickens aren't nuggets, they're animals!

Here are a few pics from the event, and make sure to check out the video of "Nugget" breakin' a leg (in a totally non-KFC kind of way) on the dance stage.

Fun, right?!

If you're in college, or know somebody who is, tell them to check our NEW college section of peta2, so that they can have fun at school for once too!

-Ryan