The Hidden Cameras Think Canada's Club Scene Sucks April 29, 2009

Posted by Megan Rondeau at April 29, 2009 9:26 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 14 ) | TrackBack

I'm sure by now you're all well aware of the seal slaughter that's taking place in Canada at this very moment. In case you haven't emerged from winter hibernation yet, let me fill you in. Every year the Canadian government supports the biggest marine mammal slaughter in the world. Last year over 205,000 seals were killed for their skins and this year the government has upped the ante, allowing for the deaths of over 338,000 seals. As if those staggering facts aren't awful enough, most of the seals that are beaten to death are just pups, no older than three months old.

The latest in a slew of celebs who are speaking out against the annual seal slaughter is Canadian indie pop band The Hidden Cameras. Joel Gibb and crew have made a name for themselves and acquired a dedicated fan base over the years much in part to their quirky live shows that have been known to include go-go dancers and zombie choirs. This time around The Hidden Cameras are inviting you (that's right, I'm talking to you!) to come out for an acoustic performance to celebrate the release of their new PETA ad. The event will take place Monday May 4 at Queen's Park in Toronto in front of the Ontario Legislative Building. Be there at 12:30pm for the unveiling of the ad and a special acoustic performance by Joel Gibb. More information will be announced on the band's MySpace and website.

Just to sweeten the deal and give you something to look forward to, we're giving away 5 signed CDs by The Hidden Camera. For your chance to win all you need to do is comment below with your favorite band to come out of Canada. Entries must be received by May 5 and five winners will be chosen at random and notified by May 8.

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Street Teamers Mean Business! April 15, 2008

Posted by Marta at April 15, 2008 10:59 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 3 ) | TrackBack

Nothing makes us happier than seeing Street Teamers out doing awesome things for animals. So you can only imagine how excited we were to have well over 100 Street Teamers come out to our 'Kentucky Fried Cruelty' protest in Toronto after peta2's Take Action conference recently. Check the video out for yourself below. I dare you not to smile when you see so many wonderful people protesting the way that KFC treats its chickens.

Okay, as if that isn't awesome enough, check out this Street Team report we received recently from 17-year-old Chelsea Lang in Chico, CA:

A man who worked at a local radio station (KZFR 90.1) talked about a KFC protest I had on the radio. Then about a week later he called me and asked if I would come down to the station and do an interview. So my friend and I went there and did an interview live on the air. We talked about all of the cruel ways the workers at warehouses treat the chickens and explained the standards PETA wants KFC to meet. We also talked about KFCcruelty.com and said to Boycott KFC!


Have you done something awesome to help animals recently? Tell us about it at StreetTeam@peta2.com!

♥ Marta

peta2 Rocked Canada, and Canada Rocked Us! April 7, 2008

Posted by Ryan at April 7, 2008 12:42 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 6 ) | TrackBack

WOW! As if there was ever any doubt that Canadians rock, this question was laid to rest this past weekend at the peta2 Take Action Conference!

Over 175 students attended the event, making it far and away the most successful one yet! Here are a few of the highlights, and you can also check out lots of other pictures on our Flickr page.

Here is peta2 head honcho, Dan Shannon, addressing the crowd during the "Animal Rights 101" segment!



Say hi to all of the blog readers!



Enjoying some of the AMAZING veggie burgers and vegan drumsticks that were donated for the conference!



At the KFC demonstration after the conference!

Finally, this blog would not be complete without one of my personal highlights. Here are Brendan and Ayden (brothers who attended the conference together), singing their anti-KFC songs, including a spin-off of the holiday classic, "Silent Night". :)



All in all, it was an incredible experience, so keep your eyes and ears open for when the Take Action Conference comes to your town!

- Ryan!