University Applauds Students for Keeping KFC Off Campus August 12, 2009

Posted by Ryan at August 12, 2009 3:00 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 0 ) | TrackBack You may remember the exciting news we brought you a few months ago, when students at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh successfully stopped KFC from coming to their campus. We were so impressed by the students' efforts that we sent them each a lovely Star College Activist award, to proudly display on their dorm wall.

As it turns out though, we weren't the only ones applauding. The university staff was so impressed by the student campaign that the Environmental Studies department posted a statement on their official website, declaring the campaign "A victory for students and sustainability" and slamming KFC as "a virtual poster child for animal cruelty in food production." They summed it for all of us, by saying that "This was a fine example of students fighting for sustainability and making a difference on campus."

This is further proof that all it takes is a small group of dedicated students to push for big changes at their school. Do you have what it takes?

Students Fighting to Stop KFC From Coming to Campus! April 23, 2009

Posted by Ryan at April 23, 2009 4:49 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 12 ) | TrackBack

...and it just might happen.

After a sympathetic faculty member contacted PETA to say that a new KFC location might be opening at the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, we knew that this wasn't going to happen without a fight!

Thankfully, the student body has jumped into action, gathering petition signatures against KFC and drawing attention to the fact that the company continues to allow chickens to have their beaks sliced off with hot blades and their throats slit while fully conscious. Clearly a chain with such blatant disregard for animals has no place on a college campus (or anywhere for that matter).

The whole situation is being covered by the student newspaper, The Advance-Titan, and the students are optimistic about their chances of stopping KFC in their tracks.

Make sure to show your support for banning KFC from the UWO campus by leaving a message below!

In Memory of Lindsey Stahl October 10, 2007

Posted by Marta at October 10, 2007 4:30 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 28 ) | TrackBack

It's always sad to hear about a life taken away so early, especially a life filled with such compassion and drive to help others. You've probably already heard about Lindsey Stahl, a 14-year-old from Crandon, Wisconsin, who was shot and killed late Saturday night when an off-duty sheriff's deputy went on a shooting rampage in a house and killed Lindsey and five other young people.

An Associated Press article mentioned that Lindsey was a vegetarian and a dedicated animal rights activist:

"She didn't eat meat," Stahl [her mother] said. "That is what a lot of people know her for. She was an animal rights activist."

She also was interested in global warming, said her half-brother, Ryan Coulter, 12. "She probably would have changed the world, you know," he told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Lindsey was a big PETA supporter and wanted to come work for us when she graduated from high school. We wanted to find a way to honor her memory, and since she was a vegetarian, we couldn't think of anything more appropriate than to encourage everyone to take the Veg Pledge in her honor. Lindsey no doubt saved countless animals' lives in her life by not eating animals, and I can't imagine anything nicer than to pledge to give vegetarianism a try as a tribute to her.

Lindsey, though we never met, you will truly be missed, and thank you so much for standing up for those without a voice. You'll forever be in the hearts of everyone here at peta2.

Marta