Will Liskeard Prime Stock Show Go Permanently Animal-Free?
Will Liskeard Prime Stock Show Go Permanently Animal-Free?
Liskeard, Cornwall – Following Liskeard Prime Stock Show’s decision not to exhibit cows and sheep at this year’s event due to disease concerns, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) rushed a letter to the event’s president urging her to permanently ban the exhibition of animals and remove the problematic term “stock” from the show’s name.
In previous years, hundreds of animals – who are individuals with personalities, not “stock” to be lined up on a shelf – were forced onto vehicles and confined at the show so that they could be exhibited as entertainment. An animal-free event, in contrast, could feature fun, family-friendly activities with only willing participants, like a royal-themed potato-juggling contest.
“Instead of causing non-consenting animals to be forced onto vehicles paraded about – before they’re eventually slaughtered – the new Liskeard Prime Show could support Cornwall’s hard-working crop farmers and celebrate delicious, locally produced vegan fare,” says PETA Farming and Corporate Projects Liaison Jane Tredgett. “Cornwall’s horticulture and arable farmers need support, and permanently making the show animal-free is a great way to provide this.”
Animal agriculture is a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation, pollution, and pandemics. Researchers at the University of Oxford determined that current agricultural systems make it impossible to meet climate commitments even if all other sources of greenhouse gas emissions were eliminated. PETA offers a free vegan starter kit for those looking to switch to vegan meals.
PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview – released a video celebrating crop farmers across the UK. Last year, the group also announced the winners of its first-ever Farming Awards.
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Contact:
Jennifer White +44 20 7837 6327; [email protected]
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