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Inauguration Antics
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Today is an exciting and historic day for our country! Everyone and his brother has flocked to the nation's capital to catch a glimpse of our new president and first family becoming … well, exactly that. Now, at PETA, we believe that in order to be a strong nation, we need a limitless amount of compassion, great endurance, and excellent health—and the best way to get all that is to go vegetarian. Want to see all the exciting things we're doing for the inauguration today? We've got some fantastic pictures to show you:
Our "Be Fur-Free" bunny, raccoon, and fox were all over the city to remind people about the cruelty of the fur industry. Unfortunately, when big crowds get together in cold weather, there are always a few fur hags being eyesores. Check out these pics of our friends getting out the message:
This whole idea has even sparked a global interest. PETA Asia-Pacific got in on the action, too, when its "Yes We Can" cow showed up at the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong.
Posted by Christine Doré
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so cute!
Posted by: Liz | January 20, 2009 02:09 PM
Yes we can save our humanity and our planet!
Posted by: roxanne | January 20, 2009 03:01 PM
I love them on the public transit LOL
Posted by: Lola | January 20, 2009 03:10 PM
Hooray! I'm so glad that the PETA pals were out on the streets of Washington during the Inauguration.
Posted by: J. Bosch | January 20, 2009 04:31 PM
Great Work! Brought tears to my eyes. I love the pics with the children.
Posted by: Tammy | January 20, 2009 04:42 PM
How cute they are--and apparently they are completely non threating to small children and commuters!
PS--after watching the ceremonies on tv all day, I was glad to see Aretha did not drape herself in dead animals...
Posted by: Kelley | January 20, 2009 05:17 PM
I would love to volunteer for something like that!! How clever!!
Posted by: Meech! | January 20, 2009 05:34 PM
Those photos were not taken today in Washington. Not a chance. How can you tell? Empty streets. Duh!
Posted by: FangFang | January 20, 2009 08:20 PM
tooo cute!
Posted by: J. Shaw | January 21, 2009 01:09 AM
ahhhh they are sooo cute!! i wish i was theree i soo wouldve dressed up!
Posted by: angelena | January 21, 2009 08:39 AM
That is awesome what you guys did. I would have loved to help do that and those costumes are adorable!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Posted by: Amanda Tinki | January 21, 2009 09:35 AM
Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, Laura Bush, Michelle's mother, all the other high profile women, were not wearing fur! However, Dick Cheney's wife Lynn looked like her coat had fur trim so that wasn't so good but all in all that was just wonderful. In fact, looking through that gigantic crowd, I hardly saw anyone wearing fur! And like someone already said, I was very glad to see fur-hag Aretha Franklin in a cloth coat. Her hat was hideous though! Hopefully fur really is dead or nearly dead!
Posted by: Rex's Mom | January 21, 2009 01:56 PM
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Franklin was wearing a fur coat, I saw a behind the scenes thing on some show (ET or access Hollywood or one of those things)and she was there with some man, and the guy was holding her coat and it was definitely the dead animal kind - Also, I noticed Barack and just about everyone else was wearing leather gloves, so, I don't really think they should get too much credit for now wearing fur.
Peace.
Posted by: Brian | January 21, 2009 11:27 PM
OMg hOW CUtE i lOVE PEtA .
Posted by: martha | January 21, 2009 11:33 PM
I agree; I was upset to notice Michelle Obama's leather gloves . . . .
Posted by: Jennifer | January 22, 2009 11:32 AM
Great photos!
When I was watching on TV I thought I saw John McCain's wife in a hideous fur coat. Was it real or faux fur?
Posted by: Kathy | January 22, 2009 11:44 AM
Peaceful demonstrations! I love it!
Posted by: Kayla | January 22, 2009 11:58 AM
I got my vegetarian starter kit on the 19th jan and pledged to never eat meat or dairy products or use any animal derived product from that date,i emptied my cupboards and fridge and freezer of all animal products and went shopping for my future..God Bless P.E.T.A, the Inauguration day shenanigans looked like a success and a whole lot of fun :-) can the world change.......Yes we can!!!!!
Posted by: John Purves | January 22, 2009 12:08 PM
hahaha omg those are the cutest pictures ever! wish i was there to see it all! <3
Posted by: Racheal Francis | January 22, 2009 12:23 PM
very nice idea.... Poor animals... I am spreading the word of peta to all the school (teachers, kids ecc.) People are like eating less meat but more veggy.. If The school finds out that the meat is throuwn away then they will say do not get it again because it's just a waste of food noh? So they have more veggy... Cool
Forza PETA
GO VEG!!!! (i am carnivorous, but i will go veg)
Everybody let's support ans expand the word of peta...
thank you, and god blesses those who are always trying to help more the animals and that condems the people that hurt animals
c ya
soon
Posted by: giacomo | January 22, 2009 12:37 PM
this is cool nice photos i am spreading the word of peta through school, and it seems it's working.... you do the same... God bless peta and the people that help the animals and that condemns the people that hurt the animals.... I love animals and i want to risk even my life to save them thank you
Posted by: giacomo | January 22, 2009 12:41 PM
Great photos!, they are so cute, i love it!! Great Work!
Posted by: Elisa | January 22, 2009 01:09 PM
Great work, PETA!
Posted by: Jacquelyn | January 22, 2009 02:20 PM
Did anyone else notice the amount of fur and fur trimmed coats that the people were putting on after the Presidential luncheon? I guess we still have a lot of work to do.
Posted by: Angela | January 22, 2009 02:24 PM
Oh really? Michelle Obama used leather gloves? Hmmm, that's a disappointment...
Posted by: danny | January 22, 2009 02:47 PM
Love it! I think we should do the bus thing often, through out the country. I'd support it.
Posted by: Carrie | January 22, 2009 03:05 PM
Yayyy!!! I love mascots!!! :)
Posted by: Allie | January 22, 2009 03:12 PM
Yayyy!!! I love mascots!!! :)
Posted by: Allie | January 22, 2009 03:12 PM
omgzzz i wish i was there if i was i would sooo get a picture with them!!!
Posted by: alyssa | January 22, 2009 03:42 PM
omgzzz i wish i was there if i was i would sooo get a picture with them!!!
Posted by: alyssa | January 22, 2009 03:42 PM
I absolutely love it! Such a great way to get the message across!
Posted by: Brandi | January 22, 2009 03:59 PM
I got my vegetarian starter kit on the 19th jan and pledged to never eat meat or dairy products or use any animal derived product from that date,i emptied my cupboards and fridge and freezer of all animal products and went shopping for my future..God Bless P.E.T.A, the Inauguration day shenanigans looked like a success and a whole lot of fun :-) can the world change.......Yes we can!!!!!
Posted by: John Purves | January 22, 2009 04:29 PM
Great job - glad to see you were there :) YAY team!
Posted by: Jennifer Scott | January 22, 2009 04:34 PM
this is genius. can i work for you when i graduate college. (and high school)?
Posted by: Anna | January 22, 2009 05:32 PM
This is wonderful! A nice way to reach children and adults to get the message across.
Michelle Daikos- D.C.
Posted by: Michelle Daikos | January 22, 2009 05:40 PM
man i wish i had one of those outfits so i could go around my town in one. i love the fox one the best. it is so great that they went around the city promoting vegetarianism and going fur free!
Posted by: jenn | January 22, 2009 06:31 PM
This is one of the reasons why I love PETA. What a wonderful message for the world to view!
Posted by: Marcia Cope | January 22, 2009 07:14 PM
that was great!
Posted by: Jason | January 22, 2009 08:37 PM
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
<3
Posted by: Jenniffer S. | January 22, 2009 09:05 PM
I love it!!! Hope it made an impact!!
Posted by: Savannah Gould | January 23, 2009 02:52 AM
wow! good job!
Posted by: clarisse | January 23, 2009 07:53 AM
Yes!!!!!! becoming vegetarian is the way to go. I became a vegetarian in June 2008 and it is one of the best decisions of my life. I'm working on becoming vegan. Let's keep promoting vegetarianism. Let's do our part to save our planet.
Posted by: Emilio Mendelavich | January 23, 2009 12:29 PM
Ken is sooo foxy
Posted by: Leah Walker | January 27, 2009 03:40 PM
!!!! fox fursuit ME WANT!!!!!
hey could I go around in a fox costume holding up a peta sign too
PWEASE!!!!!!
Posted by: Kitsuna | January 27, 2009 06:29 PM
Ah, I have full heartedly begun sharing EVERYTHING Ive learned about the injustice with animals with all my friends and family, even complete strangers! My husband and I and our 3 daughters have become Vegetarian.... and are LOVING every min of it. I never knew how yummy vegetarian dishes can be =)
Posted by: Danah Lamb | February 13, 2009 04:29 PM