Meet The Band When Death Becomes You! October 28, 2009

Posted by Cody Ammerman at October 28, 2009 1:32 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 2 ) | TrackBack

The winter season is just around the corner, and there are already places getting covered in snow. The answer of how to melt that snow—METAL! Okay, metal music won't really melt the snow, but I know of some fellas in the Southwest that really don't have to worry about seeing snow. My pals in the band When Death Becomes You have been a part of peta2's Next Big Thing for quite some time now, and their help with getting people to sign petitions has been greatly appreciated. To show how thankful we are for their hard work I asked Alex, the singer, some questions about their involvement with peta2. Check what he had to say, and let me know what you think of their music!

Name of band: When Death Becomes You
Band members: Alex Camacho, Justin Castro, Mike Beats, Noah Van Haren, and Stephen Hernandez.
From: Willcox, AZ

1. Where does the band name, When Death Becomes You, come from?
The band name came to us from a movie, Death Becomes Her, we watched a couple years back when we were much younger. So, while we were practicing one day we tried coming up with different band names, but none would fit to our style except that one. So we thought we would make it our own and just change it up a little bit, so we came up with "When Death Becomes You." So far that name by itself has gotten us a whole bunch of recognition and the crowd loves the performances we put on at our shows, and we love them back.

2. What inspired the band to contact peta2 for petitions, literature, and play investigation videos at your shows?
Actually, that is kind of by fate. I know it sounds pretty corny, but one day we were sitting at home practicing and all of a sudden I was like, 'hey guys, you want to help out peta2?' I told them they didn't have to stop eating what they eat to help (because that's what they thought at first). Most were like 'I love meat but I hate the way animals are treated and if we could help then we shall do so.' So it took me a while, but finally I contacted Cody without knowing who he was, and he was such a cool guy. He also guided us through every little bit of info. We don't think animals should be treated unfairly and we love the idea that we could get others at our shows to reach out to peta2 and help the campaign against cruelty to animals.

3. What peta2 campaign(s) have When Death Becomes You helped with, and what made you want to pick the campaign(s)?
We have helped with the Meat's Not Green and McCruelty campaigns. So far we have picked up more than 300 signatures. I know it's not much, but we will continue spreading the word at our shows and get more followers, and I know we can because most shows we play are filled with vegans and vegetarians or people just really against the cruelty towards animals. We have passed out DVDs, and people come up to us at our next shows to tell us 'thank you' for showing them the reality of this world we are living in, and how not even animals could live a peaceful life. Most people even cried while watching the videos with us. We love peta2 and will keep supporting for years to come.

4. What advice do you have for other bands that want to spread the word about animal rights at their shows?
Please, if you want to spread the word about peta2, and the cruelty done to animals, make sure you talk to the crowd as much as possible about it. Sure, there will be some haters at your shows and some who will help you out, but even then, you should still be polite to your crowd and ask them for their support. Even if they don't want to stop eating flesh, if someone is rude to you don't be rude back because we know that two wrongs doesn't make a right. Also, make sure you have some peta2 videos to pass out at shows and some stickers and fliers, etc. Please keep supporting peta2 because they are a great group of people. If you help them out they will do so back, and be polite to the peta2 person you write to or talk to.

There you have it folks! Go check out their music, and if you're in Arizona head out to one of their shows!

Save Animals With Your iPod! August 28, 2009

Posted by Rachel-O at August 28, 2009 1:55 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 43 ) | TrackBack

If I had a vegan cupcake for every time someone said they'd stopped eating animals, wearing fur or going to the circus because of a video they'd seen that shocked them, well, I'd be a very happy person. Even though it can be hard to watch, videos like Meet Your Meat, Chew On This, or our undercover investigations into Ringling Bros., suppliers for McDonald's, and others, are really what make people realize that what happens to animals is wrong—and that they can make a difference.

School has started for most of you, and while you're probably dreading spending time in those buses, hallways and classrooms, peta2 has found a new way for you to spend that time really educating your classmates.

Click on the images below to download our videos specially encoded for your iPods (if they play videos!), or iPhones. Once they're downloaded to your computer, just drag or import them into iTunes like you normally would a song.

Download the Animal Testing Breaks Hearts and McCruelty videos


Trent Reznor dog and cat fur investigation and our new Ringling investigation

If you're on the Street Team, we'll give you 500 points for showing them to your friends! E-mail us at StreetTeam@peta2.com and let us know what videos you downloaded, who you showed it to and how it went! We'll give you an extra 500 points if you send us a screen shot or a picture of the videos on your iPod!

One Minute YouTube Mission! June 4, 2009

Posted by Marta at June 4, 2009 11:25 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 43 ) | TrackBack

Do you love watching YouTube videos? Are you a fairly busy person? Is helping animals your thing?

If you said yes to all three questions, then our one minute YouTube mission has your name written all over it, dude.

Here's all you gotta do:

• Sign into your YouTube account.
• Go to YouTube.com/peta2tv.
• Click on the "Subscribe" button near the top left side of the page.
• E-mail us at StreetTeam@peta2.com to let us know you did it!

It's that simple. Once we get the e-mail from you, we'll give you 500 Street Team points.

How exactly does this help animals? We update our YouTube with all of our latest videos, so once you subscribe, you'll be notified as soon as we add a new video—that means the latest band interviews, video compilations, undercover investigations, and random ridiculousness we come up with. You'll be in the know for all the latest we've got going on. Plus, the more popular we are with subscribers and rankings, the more people will see our videos and want to help animals.

So what are you waiting for? Since you're reading this blog right now, I know you've got one minute, so do it now!



P.S. If you haven't already, be sure to check out our one minute Facebook mission!

P.P.S. Want 1,000 bonus points? Upload a peta2 video to your account right now and include a link to it in your report for points.

Cute Animal Videos! August 27, 2008

Posted by Ashleigh at August 27, 2008 8:59 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 8 ) | TrackBack

Have you seen our new videos featuring the cutest animals ever? Check them out:

I really don't understand how people can use these animals for clothing and/or food. Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay on top of all our new videos!

Comment below with which one you like better! (I can't decide!)

-Ashleigh

Top 10 Ways to Start a Buzz About Animal Rights (and a FUN Video!) August 20, 2008

Posted by Ryan at August 20, 2008 8:51 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 6 ) | TrackBack

We've all been in that situation. You look around and see hundreds of people walking by you in the school hallway. You remember that out of 100 of them, the majority are probably meat-eaters, many of whom are completely ignorant about what animals face when killed for food, clothing, or other industries. What a downer!

Well, it's time to change things! Why not make it so that EVERYWHERE students look around the school or college campus, they get "hit" by animal rights messages! A "Boycott KFC" stencil on your binder (pow!). An "I'm Not a Nugget" t-shirt in math class (bam!). A "Vegetarian Starter Kit" in the library (zing!). All those small "hits" add up, so even just walking between classes, people will immediately think "Wow, a lot of people here must be vegetarians. I wonder why somebody would want to stop eating meat?" That's the first step. :)

Ready to get people talking at your school? Check out this video to get started!



Pretty cool, right? Drop us a line to get started educating people at your school!

- Ryan!

P.S. - Don't forget to comment below, complimenting Rachel on her spectacular job acting in this video!