Chickens Picketing, Sidewalk Showers, and More August 4, 2009

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As I've mentioned before, PETA's campaigners are all over the place! Check out what they've been up to recently.

Picketing the ceremony that was honoring McDonald's CEO as "CEO of the Year" in NYC:

Protesting Ringling Bros.' treatment of animals outside of the opening night show in Ontario, Canada:


A "shower" demonstration in Bend, Oregon, to bring attention to the fact that the amount of water used to make 1 lb. of meat is equal to the amount of water used for 6 months of showers:


Which protest is your favorite?

What Have PETA's Campaigners Been Up To? July 22, 2009

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PETA's campaigners are a hard working bunch! They travel around organizing demonstrations all over the place to keep people talking about animal rights issues. We love to keep you up-to-date on what's going on, so check out a few pictures from recent protests that I wanted to share with you.

An "Unhappy Meal" demonstration in Egg Harbor, New Jersey:

A protest against the Canadian seal slaughter in St. Catharines, Ontario:


PETA's spin on our "Animal Testing Breaks Hearts" campaign in Wilmington, North Carolina:


Have you participated in an animal rights protest yet?

Meet Noelia. She's From Bolivia. March 5, 2009

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Noelia is hardcore. A few weeks ago she let us know about one of her protests against animal testing and the fur industry in her home country of Bolivia, and we were blown away! There was a huge crowd of people, props, and fake blood—so of course we loved it!

Check out a short interview I did with her about all of the work she's doing for animals on the peta2 Street Team.

Why do you feel it's important to educate people on what happens to animals in laboratories?
First of all, animals are not ours! Animals are a miracle, humans think that we can just use anything and anyone around us for whatever we want, no matter how much they suffer. Animals shouldn't have to suffer because we want to look prettier or younger. You wouldn't agree to donate your dog or cat to a lab, would you?

What has been your most successful protest?
Our last protest was the first of it's kind here in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It was so successful because it is a new subject that no one's really familiar with. We used Facebook, and got 20—30 people to come out and speak out against fur and vivisection with our animal organization ADDA-BOLIVIA (Asociacion para la Defensa de los Derechos Animales).



I heard you're also interested in educating people on why they shouldn't pay to see animals abused for the circus—what got you interested in that?
I was 11 or 12 when I realized how cruel the circus was. The lions were in small cages and had chains around their legs. I could see that the animals were traumatized because they were walking around in circles inside their filthy cages. When I was 16, I joined peta2 and started to leaflet, and now Cochabamba—my city—doesn't allow circuses with animals!

Are you vegetarian? If so, what made you go stop eating animals?
YES! I remember that it was lunch time and I was eating with my brother and I said "I don't think I will eat eggs, they could be baby chickens" and my brother said "Then don't eat that piece of meat because it for sure was a baby cow, DUH!" He was thinking that I would agree, but continue eating. I stopped eating meat right then. I realized that cows, chickens, pigs and other animals suffer the same way my kitties would. Now my conscience feels free because my body isn't a walking cemetery!

What great advice do you have for young activists who feel alone sometimes fighting for animals?
Don't feel alone, because you're not! I used to feel alone here in Bolivia—I thought that I was the only crazy girl who loved animals, but doing some research I found some amazing and interesting people that had the same ideas, and Facebook helped a lot!

Do you have any animal companions?
I have three beautiful cats, two females and one male. They were all adopted and are all spayed or neutered! My babies names are Kitty and Nina and Batman!

Noelia brings up a great point—sometimes it's really easy to feel alone, and as you can see, there are people all over the world fighting for the same things you are! Find them by joining the peta2 Street Team, getting on the peta2 boards, and using Facebook and MySpace! Great job Noelia!