‘Charred’ human barbecued’ for World Day for the End of Speciesism

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 30, 2024

Ahead of World Day for the End of Speciesism on Saturday, a “bloodied” and “charred” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India supporter was “barbecued” on a charcoal grill in Guwahati on Friday.

“The shocking visual sent the message that all animals, including humans, are made of flesh; that we all share the capacity to feel pain and a variety of emotions; and that eating meat means eating the corpses of sentient beings who valued their lives and didn’t want to die,” an official release of PETA India stated here.

“Just as most of us would never munch on a human, there’s no reason for anyone to chomp on a chicken,” says PETA India Campaigns Coordinator Utkarsh Garg. “PETA India is urging passers-by disturbed by the idea of a human barbecue to fuel up with fortifying and delicious vegan meals rather than the bodies of mutilated animals,” the release stated.

Vegan meals spare animals immense suffering. In Friday’s meat, egg, and dairy industries, huge numbers of animals are raised in vast warehouses in severe confinement. Chickens’ throats are cut while they’re still conscious, cows and buffaloes are forcibly separated from their beloved calves, piglets are castrated without painkillers, and fish are cut open while they’re still alive. People who eat vegan reduce their risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, and cancer and help prevent future pandemics – SARS, bird flu, swine flu, Ebola, HIV, and as is widely believed by experts, COVID-19 all stemmed from confining or killing animals for food. Moreover, raising animals for food is a leading cause of water pollution and land degradation, and a United Nations report concluded that a global shift towards vegan eating is necessary to combat the worst effects of climate catastrophe.

PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” – opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview.