Hip and With It On Warped Tour! July 3, 2008

Posted by Marta at July 3, 2008 9:35 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

Hello blog readers. Welcome back to our adventures at Warped Tour 2008. Wanna win tickets? We are soooo excited to be in the full swing of things now as we are coming into our second week out on the road.

The crowds have been incredible, and THOUSANDS of y'all have taken a few minutes to help pigs existing in factory farms. Did you know pigs can play video games? True story. Check this out to test your pig knowledge. I think you'll be very surprised about the things you'll learn about pigs. What was your score?

Out at WT we've met some really rad people including some new Street Teamers like Justin:

And a girl carrying this bag:


She knows what's up. She came by our table anyway to see the cool free stuff we had, including a new DVD. Let me say that again: FREE DVD. Holla.


We have a ton in the works for this summer so make sure you say hello to any of the fine road warriors to find out what we've been up to. High fives, hugs, and helping animals are available at the peta2 tent.

Stay brutal.

-Paige

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Interview With Pigs July 2, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at July 2, 2008 10:33 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 4 ) | TrackBack

I think pigs are really excited about the Woof campaign. It really isn't fair that dogs get all the love. Pigs feel pain and suffer too if you think about it!

Here's an interview I did with some buddies of mine who had something to say about this campaign.

Have you ever hung out with any pigs?

-Pulin

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Free Stuff Friday: Woof! Prize Pack June 27, 2008

Posted by Ashleigh at June 27, 2008 10:13 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 387 ) | TrackBack

Lots of people saying "Woof!" lately, eh? That's because pigs and dogs have more in common than most people are aware of. The dogs of the world have it lucky, while the pigs . . . not so much. For the pigs' sake, sign our petition saying that pigs deserve the same protection as dogs.

Now that you've helped the pigs, it's time to spread the word like Ryan and Rachel:

To make this easy for you we are giving away a Woof! prize pack complete with a tee, hat, and a whole bunch of stickers to one lucky winner!

To win, comment below with what you would name this pig:



I would go with Oliver. Or Gordon . . .

This contest ends July 18, 2008 and the winner will be chosen and notified by July 25, 2008!

Just so you know...by commenting here, we're taking that as acknowledgment that you've read and agreed to our privacy policy.

Also by commenting, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions.

I love pigs!

-Ashleigh

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Independence For Animals June 27, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at June 27, 2008 8:58 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 30 ) | TrackBack

July 4th is Independence Day in the United States. And while we know not everyone reading this is from America, we are positive that each of you around the world cares about making sure animals are free from the atrocities of slaughterhouses, laboratories, fur farms, and circuses. "With liberty and justice for all" should include animals, too, right?

So here's a reminder to:
1) Print out some peta2 flags.
2) Take a photo of yourself with one or more of them.
3) Send the photo(s) over to us by emailing StreetTeam@peta2.com.

You'll get 1000 Street Team points for doing this.

Some of you did this for Flag Day, and we'd love to get even more photos!

Click each of the photos below to get the featured flag. Easy enough? Do it up!

Which is your favorite flag?

-Pulin

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Why Are Pigs Dancing at Warped Tour? June 26, 2008

Posted by Marta at June 26, 2008 9:31 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 0 ) | TrackBack

This week in the lives of road warriors we kicked off Warped Tour in California, spreading the word about pigs being abused in factory farms.

You may remember that Alida from 1997 is beginning to blog her experiences being vegetarian on the road for peta2. Well, we were lucky enough to have the band play an acoustic set in OUR TENT. Um...hell yea!

Even the pigs were rocking out.


We also had some AMAZING Street Teamers come out and help save some animals—like Leonard, voted Cutest Vegetarian Alive, and Tyler.


Make sure you come say hi to us at one of the other Vans Warped Tour dates. Did you win your tickets yet?

Stay Brutal,

Paige

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Power 106 Hip Hop Festival June 25, 2008

Posted by Marta at June 25, 2008 2:23 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 2 ) | TrackBack

Hey all! peta2 road warriors checking in after participating in our first Power 106 hip-hop festival in Anaheim, CA. While sharing an arena with names such as Chris Brown, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, and the legendary Ice Cube, we are stoked to say we also found hoards of people who care about animals and wanted to help them by signing our petition.

This type of festival is a newer crowd of people we're getting the chance to talk to and new faces are lining up to watch our videos about animals on factory farms, which is completely exciting in many ways. On behalf of the WOOF! campaign and pigs everywhere, we say thank you to the eager people who signed up and talked to us in Anaheim. Now it's back to some Warped Tour dates and looking forward to the start of the Mayhem Festival next month.

Come say hi—we're excited to meet you all!

-The peta2 tour kids

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If You Like Metal, Check Out This Tour June 24, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at June 24, 2008 8:04 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

You might remember the interview I did with George from Rise of Caligula a little while back. Well, the guys are headed out on some insane number of dates this summer everywhere from Arkansas and Iowa to New York and California. Chances are, they are coming to a local venue near you, so if you're into metal or hardcore, check it out.

Of course, we're fans of the band and their support for animal rights. And they'll have some peta2 stickers and info out at their table including stuff about the Woof campaign. Rise of Caligula even included a peta2 logo on their tour promo materials to help support the cause.

Good dudes. Don't forget to check out other tours which we'll actually have some staffers on including Warped Tour and Mayhem Fest. The dates are on our MySpace.

-Pulin

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Woof: A Widget For Your Page June 23, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at June 23, 2008 4:52 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

Do you know what a widget is? It's sort of a cooler version of a web banner. I say cooler because instead of having the same thing all the time, you can actually customize it and add in cool features like blogs, videos, and more. We have one for the Woof campaign on our MySpace page right now, and we'd love it if you put one on your page, too.

So there's this company called Gydget which allows bands, organizations like peta2, and other people to make their own widgets. peta2 is one of the most popular this month, and if you all help us by putting the widget on your own pages, we could win $500 from Gydget for being the most popular! Save animals and help raise some money?! Sweet.

Click 'grab it' to add this Gydget to your page!

Thanks, everyone.

-Pulin

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Rock Climbing Pig June 19, 2008

Posted by Marta at June 19, 2008 12:03 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 4 ) | TrackBack

Did you know baby male pigs are castrated using no pain killers? Pigs also have their teeth, ears, and tails mutilated. WTF is up with that? Pigs are smarter than and just as social as dogs and no one would do these things to a dog, why do people do them to pigs? Help end this cruelty by signing to tell the lame meat industry to get with it and end these practices.

We have some new road warriors and some veterans, so make sure you come out to Warped Tour (want to win tickets?), Rockstar's Mayhem Festival, and Alkaline Trio to say what's up and sign the petition to help pigs on factory farms.

In Chicago this weekend, the Road Warriors hung out at the B96 Festival, where our pig was very popular and climbing walls! Believe it my friend.




Jam out.

-Paige

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Weezer Gets Piggy Wit It June 13, 2008

Posted by Lara Sanders at June 13, 2008 12:02 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 7 ) | TrackBack

First off, I apologize for the really dorky blog title. Admit it though—you secretly thought it was funny. Anyway, have you heard Weezer's new (Red Album) yet? I downloaded it about a week ago, and my favorite track on the album by far is the bonus song "Pig". To see why it's my favorite, take a look at some of the lyrics...

but now, I've got to die
I've lived a good life I've got no complaints
I'd like to thank farmer keep
for bringin me scraps so for that I could eat
he always had a smile on his face
he didn't want to think of this day
it's finally here...
it's finally here...
oh oh oh

they called me pig
they called me pig

when I was a baby I was so happy
I played with my friends in the mud

I think I love it so much because of the AR-friendly message, and because much of my recent life has been consumed with our new summer campaign Woof! Have you seen it yet? If not, you should. NOW. It's (in my humble opinion) one of our best campaigns yet.



Rumor has it that my all time rock super crush Rivers Cuomo is vegetarian. If anyone can confirm said rumor, let me know!

xoxo,

Lara

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