Londoners React to PETA's Christmas Ads

PETA’s Christmas ads are raising a few eyebrows as they encourage Londoners to extend the holiday spirit of giving to all animals by leaving turkeys off their plates. The ads, with a vegan message, are rolling out on buses around the capital and ask, “If You Wouldn’t Eat Your Dog, Why Eat a Turkey?” Commuters have taken to social media to share their reactions:

The little #vegan in me was excited to see this on commute this morning. Yes @PETAUK! Must admit… Bit smug too ☺️ pic.twitter.com/Sw3wjn1EcV

— Kirsty McKell (@KirstyMcKell) December 3, 2015

Copywriting of the day from @peta -'You wouldn't eat your dog, why eat a turkey?' #Ad pic.twitter.com/UvJXpFS85C

— Alex Dalman (@alexdalman) December 4, 2015

Just saw my first #PETA bus spreading the #vegan message 🙂 @PETAUK @peta

— Leanne Coombes (@leannejenna_) December 2, 2015

http://twitter.com/hazeloakleigh/status/672515243331964928

Saw a #bus in #London today on the side it go #vegan wow, I loved it. ❤️

— veganfortheanimals (@veganliferae) December 3, 2015

our happy future drove past us this morning @peta #doubledecker #bigredbus #londonbus #london #govegan pic.twitter.com/boNFTADot4

— milshandmelshⓋ (@milshandmelsh) December 3, 2015

Love this new Christmas ad campaign by @petauk well done guys, we are sure this will help people make the connection❤️! #NoTurkeyForXmas

A photo posted by TheVeganKind (@thevegankind) on Dec 2, 2015 at 5:12am PST

PETA sign on side of a bus, "you wouldnt eat your own Dog, Why eat a Turkey?"

— Kris Love (@pseudophreak) December 2, 2015

Anyone seen @peta new pro-vegan Xmas #London bus ads? #vegan pic.twitter.com/kQ9WnFoZae

— Kelly Smith (@CocosHKitchen) December 1, 2015

Spotted @PETAUK bus at King's Cross – get your Tofurkey in guys! #vegan #NoTurkeyForXmas pic.twitter.com/4pv52XE1K6

— Harriet Barclay (@HarrietRBarclay) December 2, 2015

Spotted on my commute: If you wouldn't eat a dog why eat a turkey? #vegan pic.twitter.com/HxIwruAnC8

— Elisa Allen (@Elisa_Allen) December 2, 2015

Turkeys, just like the dogs and cats we share our homes with, have feelings and the capacity to experience pain. In the UK, they typically spend their short lives in a space two-thirds the size of an opened broadsheet newspaper. Farmed turkeys are bred to have such large breasts that they can’t mate naturally and sometimes can barely walk. These birds are intensively confined, have part of their beaks cruelly cut off, are pumped full of grains laced with antibiotics and are slaughtered when they’re only 5 months old.

We hope the ads help Londoners realise that there’s no need for turkeys to suffer for a meal, especially when there are plenty of delicious vegan roasts on the market. By serving up a plant-based meal, people can spare sensitive, highly intelligent animals a lifetime of misery in the industrialised meat industry.

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Have you spotted the bus ads? Let us know by sending us a tweet or sharing on Instagram with the hashtag #NoTurkeyForXmas.

And if they’ve inspired you to go vegan this Christmas, request a free copy of PETA’s colourful vegan starter kit, which is packed full of recipes, tips on making the switch and much more!