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Everyone Loves a Pig!
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Two little "pigs" showed up at yesterday's Republican National Convention (RNC) to do a little campaigning themselves. PETA demonstrators—wielding signs that read, "Cut the Pork: Tax Meat!"—posed for photographs with happy onlookers, including these police officers:
PETA's "Tax Meat" campaign calls on Congress to impose an excise tax—which currently applies to items like gasoline, tobacco, and alcohol—on meat in the hope that doing so would help curb America's meat consumption. The tax would cover the health and environmental costs that result from using animals for food.
PETA's pigs also visited the Democratic National Convention last week in Denver. At both conventions, PETA was a big hit, posing for photos and giving interviews to NBC's Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, National Public Radio, Democracy in Action, documentary filmmakers, and other radio, print, and TV media outlets.
Support PETA's pigs by urging Congress to support a tax on meat!
Posted by Carrie Ann Harris
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PETA is always cool! & this is an awesome pic!
Posted by: Niranjan | September 4, 2008 09:00 PM
HOW CUTE AS ALWAYS! WITH A GREAT MESSAGE TO BACK IT UP ! WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE!
Posted by: SASHA | September 5, 2008 12:52 AM
If we tax meat, people would have to pay more taxes, not including produce. It we a harsh turn on our economy. Taxes is already bad as it is!
Posted by: Heather | September 5, 2008 12:54 PM
Awesome photo & message!!
Posted by: Kathleen W. | September 6, 2008 06:37 PM
great message behind this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and i like the fact that PETA is pushing for a meat tax.
Posted by: erika | September 6, 2008 08:28 PM
Heather, only meat-eaters would have to pay more taxes. If you can't afford the cruelty, go vegan!
I for one think this is a great idea.
Posted by: Pete | September 6, 2008 11:00 PM
all the meat eaters need to pay a high cost for the cruelty meat they eat. GOOD PETA!
Posted by: liliana | September 7, 2008 01:56 PM
Great to see the cops good naturedly smiling and joining in this demonstration. Great bunch of - er pigs! (Just a play on words-no insult intended)
Posted by: lynda downie | September 8, 2008 10:57 PM
and that must be a "free speech" zone or something. Good message.
Posted by: vegancoin | September 9, 2008 11:06 AM