“Hell on wheels” is coming – Chicken transporter will drown out screams of dying birds outside the Colorado State Fair
For immediate release:
28 August 2024
Contact:
Reed Bolonyi 202-483-7382
Colorado Springs, CO. –
Visitors on their way to the Colorado State Fair will hear a lot on Friday when “Hell on wheels“…” – PETA’s life-sized, hyper-realistic chicken truck covered in images of real chickens crammed into crates on their way to slaughter – will bombard them with recorded bird cries and deliver a subliminal message every 10 seconds encouraging people to go vegan.
The arrival of the pesky vehicle came as an outbreak of bird flu continues to spread in the United States, killing more than 18 million chickens nationwide since the beginning of the year. The virus has also been detected in several mammal species, including more than 190 cow herds in the dairy industry.
“Behind every spicy chicken wing or piece of fried chicken is a once-living, sensitive individual crammed into a truck for a horrific, miserable journey to death,” said Tracy Reiman, PETA’s vice president. “PETA’s ‘Hell on Wheels’ truck is a call to all chicken eaters to remember that the meat industry is cruel to birds and can harm human health, and that the only good meal is a vegan one.”
Where: Outside the Colorado State Fair, 1001 Beulah Ave., Pueblo
When: Friday, August 30, 12 noon
Why: In the meat industry, chickens are kept by the tens of thousands in overcrowded, filthy barns and bred to develop upper bodies so unnaturally large that their legs often become crippled under the weight. Hens used to produce eggs are crammed into wire-bottomed cages with little room to even spread their wings. In slaughterhouses, workers slit their throats – often while they are conscious – and scald many of them to death in plucking tanks.
PETA—whose motto, in part, is “Animals are not there for us to eat”—points out that every animal is someone, and offers free empathy kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. PETA’s free vegan starter kit is full of tips to help anyone considering making the switch.
For more information, see PETA.org or follow the group on X, on facebook.or Instagram.
