Two years ago I was a banana. Simple, delicious, and cruelty free, plain and simple.

Posted by: Chris | September 30, 2009 01:47 PM

I am totally psyched about halloween this year. I am dressing up as a pig and am going to attach the 'love me, don't eat me' signs onto my costume. I am kinda old to be trick-or-treating (as poeople don't give me candy anymore), but i will be bringing my tote that i stenciled with 'i am not a nugget'. So yay!!

Posted by: kattiep | September 30, 2009 02:08 PM

I love the T-shirt! Way cool! Great idea!

Posted by: Alicia | September 30, 2009 02:27 PM

I'm planning to dress up as a cute, furry animal and my friend will be a vivisector - complete with monster mask and fake blood-spattered lab coat. Scary enough for you?

Posted by: Dina Kourda | September 30, 2009 02:28 PM

Yum yum tofu in my tum.

Posted by: jessica | September 30, 2009 02:29 PM

Cheap and easy! Go as sea weed! Take green and black plastic bags and cut in to long sea weed looking pieces and attach all over your body (wear black tight underpeices) and paint in the rest with black and green!

Posted by: Jessica Ferguson | September 30, 2009 02:29 PM

I love PETA!

Posted by: Donna Fanti | September 30, 2009 02:30 PM

How about a giant chicken with bloodshot eyes that has a tiny little Ronald McDonald attached to its foot about 6 inches away who looks like he is running away. Its Godzilla Chicken and death to Ronald! I think I shall be that for Halloween. Yes, yes I shall.

Posted by: Claire Ashley | September 30, 2009 02:31 PM

My fiancé and I are considering going as ALF members this year. The costume would be completely black with a lock breaker in one hand and a bunny in the other.

Posted by: Patty | September 30, 2009 02:34 PM

oooh my this shirt is too cute.. and wenesday just happens to be the day i have made all my friends agree to eat meat free!!! i wanna win this!!! enter me..

Posted by: honeybeesdrip | September 30, 2009 02:37 PM

I sear (sp?) tofu like Ahi Tuna - sesame seeds, soy - yummerz! and no horrifying nets killing tuna and dolphins!

Posted by: Sondra Straitiff | September 30, 2009 02:38 PM

Going naked.

Posted by: Kim O'Brien | September 30, 2009 02:39 PM

i want it! =)

Posted by: Stephanie Nguyen | September 30, 2009 02:40 PM

For halloween i was thinking of dressing in a light red suit with red paint on my neck that looks like a cut and a bloody nose (to represent the beak being cut off) with the words "Chickens Supplied by McDonalds and KFC" painted on the front.

Posted by: leah walker | September 30, 2009 02:41 PM

this year will probably be my most animal-friendly costume, inspired by this PSA - http://www.peta2.com/outthere/page/P2zombie300.jpg

i'm going to go out as a real "Miss Congeniality" - Zombie Miss America! we're also going to be handing out vegan candy to all the trick-or-treaters this year (that was my seven-year-old son's idea!)

Posted by: Reni Valentine | September 30, 2009 02:42 PM

ever see those fake boob things that guys wear for costumes? how about those with stuffed animal cows hanging from the nipples like theyre feeding on them. with a sign that says "how would you like it?"

Posted by: jessica | September 30, 2009 02:48 PM

I love this t-shirt its so cute and true i love tofu i make it for everyone i have over and they think its gross then they try it and they are this is amazing! then i tell them i got the amazing recipe from Peta website ^_^

Posted by: Alison | September 30, 2009 02:50 PM

I would go dressed up at a rabbit (or fox, raccoon, mink, coyote, bobcat -it's at ones own discretion) and really accentuate my "fur" (obv. fake- duh!). It would be full, grand, & gorgeous and it would be "mine". I would then don the "flesh" of those who support/endorse/engage in the skinning of animals. (Olsen twins, Gweneth Paltrow, Roberto Cavalli, etc.) I know it seems a bit extreme but its a labyrinth for creativity, self expression, and to make a serious statement.

Posted by: kayla smith | September 30, 2009 02:51 PM

Dress up like a zombie, but when people ask "what are you supposed to be?" say "A Vegan Zombie" then say "Grrraaaaiiinnnsss!"
hehe.

Posted by: Taylor Winn | September 30, 2009 02:52 PM

This year I am going as Sarah Palin, dressed in a suit, glasses, and splattered with blood and (fake) turkey feet. Cause, Don't ya know.. I can see murder from my house! ; )

Posted by: Crysta Icore | September 30, 2009 02:56 PM

Well this isnt so much for myself, but i was going to put a handmade cow costume on my dog and have something like "If you wouldnt eat a dog..." on it. Idk, i thought it would be cute and meaningful.

Posted by: Emilie | September 30, 2009 03:00 PM

I would dress up as an Angel Rat and (to fit in with the halloween theme) talk softly and quietly about the horrors I "experienced" in the laboratory I was tested on in life.

Posted by: Heather Wolf | September 30, 2009 03:04 PM

a butcher wearing a t shirt saying i went vegetarian no meat for me. best costume ever!!

Posted by: james lonnay | September 30, 2009 03:08 PM

How about going as a vegan pumpkin??

Sounds lame?

NOOOO...

Hollow out a pumpkin and carve out a spooky face, attatch the the bottom of it to some wire (which you will also loop around your upper arms)...dress yourself in hessian sacking, head covered (cut eye holes!) and attatch pumpking to the top of your head....stick in a glow stick and off you go....candy can be depossited IN YOUR HEAD!!

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHahahahhaaaa.....!!

Posted by: Kelly | September 30, 2009 03:08 PM

when i was i believe in middle school or junior high i made a mask out of construction paper and it had antennas w/i think bats on the tips
the mask didnt last the whole trick or treating

Posted by: sy | September 30, 2009 03:10 PM

well i was planning to go as a zombie chicken

Posted by: lissette galvan | September 30, 2009 03:12 PM

A dead frog, of course...with the option of either making the frog look like it has been or is in the process of being dissected. Then you have the opportunity to either talk about the evils of animal dissection or talk about Brookstone's stupidity in selling Frog-O-Spheres.

Posted by: Melissa McKenzie | September 30, 2009 03:33 PM

How about a Narwhal costume? Be unique & raise awareness! These beautiful unicorns of the sea live in Antarctica and have been harvested for over a thousand years by Inuit people in Northern Canada & Greenland for meat and ivory the hunts continue to this day. The narwhal has been deemed particularly vulnerable to climate change due to a narrow geographical range and specialized diet.

Posted by: Hquizzle | September 30, 2009 03:35 PM

How about wearing lettuce bikinis (or other leafy greens) and wearing a sign that says "Vegetarians do it better"? I think nothing convinces people to lay off the meat and dairy than seeing the rockin' hard physique of a vegan!

Posted by: Cat! =^-^= | September 30, 2009 03:37 PM

I so need that tee shirt as I will be walking in the Farm Sanctuary walk in October:)

Posted by: Carole Edmonds | September 30, 2009 03:42 PM

i think a great idea would be to go as a vegan "monster" and be covered head to toe in mini versions of vegan products like Original Source, and vegan candy and snacks. then people could take what they fancied! i think that would rock.

Posted by: emi | September 30, 2009 03:50 PM

i was thinking of be in a gorilla suit with my fur all messed up looking scared and having a big metal headset like thing attached to the top of my gorilla head to show animal testing! then instead of trick or treating going around and handing out papers and articles on animal cruelty and places that dont test on animals and vegitarian/vegan recipies!

Posted by: lauren kneebone | September 30, 2009 03:53 PM

i was thinking of be in a gorilla suit with my fur all messed up looking scared and having a big metal headset like thing attached to the top of my gorilla head to show animal testing! then instead of trick or treating going around and handing out papers and articles on animal cruelty and places that dont test on animals and vegitarian/vegan recipies!

Posted by: lauren kneebone | September 30, 2009 03:53 PM

toga toga toga

Posted by: sandy | September 30, 2009 04:00 PM

Dressing up as a pig with a large axe wedged into my neck, blood dripping out the wound. No trotters (they are used by some for soups etc,) No ears ( as dogs chew on them)That is a definate scare for any vegan!! That image would have to put people off meat!

Posted by: Eva | September 30, 2009 04:04 PM

this shirt is DARLING-cute little tofu's-NOW I don't wanna eat stir fried tofu anymore,cause I'll imagine them with faces like these!!

Posted by: Janelle Morarie | September 30, 2009 04:10 PM

Dress up as a chickpea, have some chicken characteristics and have a sign saying why murder chickens when you can get the name and so much more morals and taste from chickpea.

Posted by: Majella | September 30, 2009 04:11 PM

My boyfriend and I are teaming up...I'm going as "happiness": in bright clothes (fairtrade, of course), with wrappers from vegan food stuck all over, a big hat covered in fruit and vegetables and bright face paint. He's going as "sadness", with darker clothes with fake blood on them and McDonalds/Burger King etc symbols and pictures of cows and chickens all holed up in horrible slaughterhouses stuck all over, a hat covered in models of steaks, burgers etc, dark circles under his eyes and tears face painted on.

Posted by: Charlie | September 30, 2009 04:16 PM

How about the Patron of All Animals - Saint Francis of Assisi

Posted by: Aurora | September 30, 2009 04:19 PM

Ok, this is kind of a mean costume but.... Wear a white jumpsuit and attach a stuffed white tiger to your neck as Seigfreid? or Roy? whichever was mauled by his show tigers. Sort of animal payback...

Posted by: Diana Donnelly | September 30, 2009 04:28 PM

I think you should dress as a Frog Prince. Paint yourself green, wear a crown on your head and a long red velvet cape with the words "Your suppose to kiss me not dissect me!"
I'd love to win that shirt in a size medium :)

Posted by: Laura Lewis | September 30, 2009 04:30 PM

Since Halloween is becoming more and more about being sexy rather than creative horrors,I was thinking of going as a carrot! I know not extraordinarily creative but the costume would be made up of orange knee-high socks, an orange bikini bottom, green top and I would dye my hair green and spike it to match. And finally, to top it off, I would wear a sash across my chest that says "Try Vegetarian, Taste the Difference!" If you can't get your message across with shock effect, why not with your own sexuality ;p

Posted by: Kirsten George | September 30, 2009 04:37 PM

I wish I wasn't too old to go trick-or-treating!! Adults need fun too!!

Posted by: Erica | September 30, 2009 04:43 PM

I love the shirt and tote!

My dog, Peyton, and I have matching costumes. Last year we were bees -- he was SO cute. This year, Peyton, my husband, and I will all go as boxers, OR my husband and I will be police officers with Peyton as our drug-sniffer. And, BTW, we're in our 20s and "too old" to go trick-or-treating, but we still do. People shouldn't stress about parting with a few extra bite-size candies for us fun-loving adults!

Posted by: Shana | September 30, 2009 04:44 PM

Well I guess wearing a polyester costume is animal friendly, no? We used to buy them and have always saved them in a costume box to recycle (wear the same costume every 5 years or so).

Posted by: Jacki | September 30, 2009 04:45 PM

October and November are in Peru, were I live, the month for bull fights and so I have been thinking that this year I must do something more and by reading this post I have just decided that Halloween is the perfect occasion for showing how horrible bull fights can be,. So I am designing a creepy yet funny costume which will basically consist on a bloody foam bull head, a plastic sword attached to my body as if I have been stubbed. I may not get a lot of candy but I will sure make some people think about this so called tradition as I am planning also on getting lots of flyers explaining how horrible bull Rights can be.

Posted by: Melissa Sanchez Manrique | September 30, 2009 04:49 PM

I LOVE the bag and the shirt... SO cute!

A creative idea for a costume... Put a bit of black paint on your car tires. Then take a yellow sweatsuit, lay it in your driveway, and drive over it a few times. You will be ... A Speedbump! :)

Posted by: Lauren Dyer | September 30, 2009 04:55 PM

I just go as a perfectly normal girl....that way when everyone is dressed as zombies and horrible looking monsters I just say "Oh, this is my costume. I'm dressed as a vegan and you are dressed the way you will look in a couple of years if you keep eating meat" :)

Posted by: Annie | September 30, 2009 05:10 PM

IM BEING A COW!! Moooo :)
already got my costume!!
havent exactly thought of how im going to include something that says :love me, dont eat me" yet <3

Posted by: KaylaCee | September 30, 2009 05:13 PM

get dressed as a greek food called souvlaki-meat on a stick wrapped with somekind of pie and onion,tomato..- but this time the meat will be you!!!

Posted by: sofia | September 30, 2009 05:23 PM

I would go as a monk [: plain & simple to get the message out. "With simplicity comes strength" is what i learned from one of my masters. The reason I became a vegan was when I was at a summer youth camp & they showed the video "Meet Your Meat". As I was watching that movie I felt compassionate for them and couldn't fathom eating/consuming animals anymore. That's why i would go dress up as a monk, if they hadn't showed me that video I would've have never known. I was 15 when I watched the video its been 4 years and I'm still a vegan today [: Just wish someone would've told me sooner. (Lol)

Posted by: Ngoc Nguyen | September 30, 2009 05:40 PM

A Ringling elephant that gets revenge!
One person wears a cute happy elephant costume while another person is dressed up as a Ringling elephant trainer (top hat, whip, and suit)and is covered in chains looking very sad. To top it all of they can both be holding one of Peta's "Circuses are no fun for animals" signs and hand out pamphlets in exchange for vegan candy!!

Posted by: Brandon Joule | September 30, 2009 05:44 PM

I am taking my pet rats out on Halloween--one will be a wererat, another a leprechaun, and another a wizard. I took one out last year--major success. So long as you are careful, taking out rats is so entertaining. They seem to have fun watching people's reactions, too!

Posted by: Sarah | September 30, 2009 05:47 PM

SO awesome tee! well i havent exactky decided what im going to be but some some ideas ive had are "no hunting" deer and "no fishing" fishing. ive also thought that like i put a hook in my mouth with the fish holding it so its fishing in reverse!

Posted by: Jennie | September 30, 2009 05:50 PM

I have three friends of the non-flesh-eating variety and I'm working on trying to convince them to dress with me as Killer Tofu as inspired by The Beets from the old cartoon Doug. We could fake 'wreak havoc' on the flesh-eaters. If they don't go for it then I think I'm going to be Guan-Di, the Taoist god of war and patron saint of bean-curd sellers.

Posted by: kate | September 30, 2009 06:19 PM

I probably won't be dressing up this Halloween, but my dog will. He's going to be a banana. A nice vegan option! :)

Posted by: Kelli | September 30, 2009 06:38 PM

do trees scream? do they scream if no human is there to here the trees scream?

don't get me started on tofu . . .

Posted by: ron | September 30, 2009 06:38 PM

Tortured chicken from KFC costume....I guarantee it won't be forgotten

Posted by: WENDY HORN | September 30, 2009 06:45 PM

have a friend/significant other wear a matching costume. both of you dress up as a pea and hold a sign that says "peas on earth"

Posted by: Sandra | September 30, 2009 07:57 PM

Rubix Cube!!! Last year, I wore a long t-shirt with colored blocks on it with black leggings and a graduation cap with a rubix cube duct-taped onto it. Rubiks cubes were like a fad in school so a lot of people reacted to my costume. NO ANIMALS HARMED IN THE MAKING!

Posted by: Jenny | September 30, 2009 08:03 PM

Ronal McDonald mask+ sign with something like "Would you trust me with your kids health?" or something...

Posted by: Michelle | September 30, 2009 08:15 PM

Ronald McDonald mask+ sign/ shirt with something like "Would you trust me with your kids' health?" or something...
If its a shirt you could put GO VEG! on the back, or for a sign, put it on the bottom

Posted by: Michelle | September 30, 2009 08:21 PM

The most animal friendly costume I could think of for my 4 year old pug mix that was kept in a cage with a shock collar till I rescued her 3 years ago, is Lady Godiva. Laying on a cotton sheet, in our daybed, her legs open, showing off her virgen, spayed body, Mimi is just as regal as any Lady.

Posted by: agnes horn | September 30, 2009 08:51 PM

Crazy cat lady, complete with trench coat, blue hair and lots of cats (toys, of course)!

Posted by: Jacqui | September 30, 2009 09:03 PM

I think it would be fun for my husband and I to both dress as big birds, then fit ourselves together into a styrofoam bush outfitted with twigs,dried leaves and straw. My point would be that: 2 birds in a bush are BETTER than 1 in the hand. I just wonder how many people would actually get it.

Posted by: Tracie O | September 30, 2009 09:36 PM

yay!!! this is my little girls first halloween!!! my husband and i already have her costume picked out!!! she's going to be a "NOT" dog!!! we saw the hotdog costume at one of the local costume stores in our neighborhood and it gave me inspiration!!! we're going to put her in it and hang a little "NOT" dog sign on her...it's too cute...there aren't any leg holes...just a hole for her face and holes for her arms...she's only 5 1/2 months old...omg...it's going to look FANTASTIC!!! i cannot wait!!! mommy and daddy will sport our vegan tees!!! hopefully mommy will have a niffty new tofu shirt to sport; you know, since hers is all worn from use and falling apart (teehee) and baby girl will have a niffty new bag for her goodies *smile*(that she can't eat yet!!!)

Posted by: nicole licklider | September 30, 2009 10:08 PM

I can make tofu taste just like chicken and even beef. Far superior in protein, and no disgusting fat. If anything we vegans have to be careful not to overdo TOFU because it's so incredibly rich in protein. If you use them as cubes-use SMALL CUBES only.

Posted by: Luke Swanhart | September 30, 2009 10:27 PM

I'm super excited for Halloween!

Since my school is letting us dress up, I'm going as Winnie the Pooh, with a bulletshot or two in me. I'll be holding up a sign that says "Would you Shoot Winnie?" and underneath that, it'll say "Hunting is a cruel sport!"

I'll be handing out Airheads, leaflets (It may have to be the Bear Hugs, Not Bear Hats ones, though :O ), and stickers. :D

Loving the tee, by the way! :)

Posted by: Celine | September 30, 2009 10:44 PM

i would go as a lettuce man instead of girl. i would wear a speedo made out of green leaf luttuce and a piece of cabbage covering up that part..with paint going up by body reading, "Go Veg"

Posted by: jake | September 30, 2009 11:00 PM

I'd love to dress as a giraffe.Some say my neck is long enough.

Posted by: Linda C. | September 30, 2009 11:15 PM

I will be an elephant, with chains attached to each of my ankles and each of my wrists, swaying psychotically back and forth, limping from the sores on my feet, with bleeding sores behind my ears, and wearing a sign around my neck saying "I (heart with a circle around it and line through it for "don't love") Ringling Brothers Circus".

Posted by: Janna | September 30, 2009 11:20 PM

Not sure how animal friendly this is, but I was Luke Perry several Halloweens ago-his face (cut from a large poster) and glued onto a popsicle stick.

Posted by: Jaclyn Reynolds | September 30, 2009 11:20 PM

My friend and I are going to go together and we're going to be alice in wonderland (he's wearing the wig) and we're going to the block party and hold a sign saying "We love candy!! But helping animals is even more dandy!!" or maybe one that says "Trick or treat trick or treat we want a vegan treat to eat"Not the best but we're doing it anyway. :) We're also taking pictures!

Posted by: Veronica | September 30, 2009 11:22 PM

I love the T-shirt! Way cool

Posted by: tracy l davis | October 1, 2009 08:16 AM

I was going to suggest dressing as St. Francis of Assisi but someone else thought of it first, so here is my second choice:

Go dressed in a football uniform, complete with the helmet (You can carry it if you want). If you have any Philadelphia Eagles gear, so much the better. Order some leaflets from PETA about dogfighting and go from house to house handing them out, or give them to trick or treaters along with the candy (you can use the helmet to carry the leaflets).

If you have a willing partner, they can go along with you in football or coaching gear, carrying a sign that reads "Real sports heroes don't fight dogs."

Posted by: Rev. Meg Schramm | October 1, 2009 11:21 AM

I'm going as a woodland fairy and carry a stuffed rabbit with me. I'm a vegetarian and love tofu. The t-shirt and tote are cool.

Posted by: Ann Kinney | October 1, 2009 03:57 PM

I say get a long grey haired wig and beard combo. Wear a ratty old robe with a rope belt. Carry a wooden staff. Get two buttons for your robe, one saying "Thou Shalt Not Kill" and the other "Fur is Murder" or something similar. You are now SAINT PETA.

(Think Saint Peter but with Ingrid Newkirk's accent).

Posted by: Mike Hoyt | October 1, 2009 04:23 PM

Well, I'm gonna dress as milk and my husband as cookies with signs that read "EAT DAIRY, NOT MEAT!"

Posted by: Ashley Poole | October 1, 2009 07:33 PM

LOVE TO WEAR IT.

Posted by: JAMES LYNAM | October 1, 2009 09:46 PM

My idea is not very original but I was gonna dress up like a cute chick, and wear a sign that reads "I'm a chick, not a nugget" :)

Posted by: Tatiana | October 5, 2009 04:08 PM

This year for Halloween I want to dress as a turkey---fake feathers, waddle, beak and all---and would like to have a sign that says "You only like us for our breasts"!!! Simple...Creative..and most importantly gets the point across....:-P

Posted by: Michelle Garbato | October 5, 2009 11:15 PM

A psychopathic mad scientist vivisector - now that's the stuff of horror stories. *shudder*

Posted by: Kelly | October 6, 2009 02:00 PM

I was planning on being the cutest mouse and super gluing a giant sheet of white cardboard and be the sweet innocent mouse trapped without food or water for days because i was stuck to one of Lowe's glue traps. But I was also thinking about being a milk carton holding a sign that says "got pus, milk does" or "buy me, buy rape."

Posted by: Breanna | October 6, 2009 06:37 PM

I am going as Mr. Bacon's arch enemy: Monsieur TOFU. He is an action figure that wears a monicle and speaks eloquently, moves at the speed of fermented soy, and lets face it, he speaks french! Here's giving every piggy out there a chance! :)
Yes, this is a home made costume!

Posted by: Hannah Thompson | October 7, 2009 09:43 PM

I LOVE tofu - I eat it every day if I can.

Posted by: Gayle Morgan | October 10, 2009 09:40 AM

I am going as a box of cherrios.

Posted by: Erica G | October 11, 2009 05:32 PM

And the prizes are not terrible:) But they are nice

Posted by: Lyudmila | October 12, 2009 08:26 AM

My old Jason Voorhees costume is animal friendly. He never killed animals in the movies, only people.

Posted by: Carla | October 12, 2009 03:04 PM

My hubby and I are invited to a party this year, and we're dressing up as condiments. He'll be the ketchup and I'll be the mustard!

Posted by: Deb K | October 13, 2009 02:24 AM

I plan to dress up as a cuddly bear.

Posted by: Erma | October 13, 2009 06:11 AM

Going as an Indian this year.

Posted by: dawn | October 14, 2009 12:00 AM

Get an umbrella and attach lots of long pieces of different colored plastic to it which nearly reach the ground when you are standing. Voila, you're a jellyfish!

Posted by: Justine | October 14, 2009 03:30 AM

Go as a tofu cube! Just paint a cardboard box.

Posted by: Mishia | October 14, 2009 03:53 AM

Pirate queen and my niece willbe the Pirate Princess!!

Posted by: Gretchen Taylor | October 14, 2009 07:28 AM

I'm going to dress up a pig with a bonnet and dress.

Posted by: Gloria | October 14, 2009 07:29 AM

Hula outfit + boxing gloves = Hawaiian punch

all little kids love it, and it doesn't have a thing to do with animals!!!

Posted by: Megan Stiller | October 14, 2009 10:07 AM

contest

Posted by: WENDY FORTIER | October 14, 2009 10:21 AM

I'm going to be a banana.

Posted by: Jason Silvia | October 14, 2009 10:37 AM

This is a cool giveaway.

Posted by: joan ferris | October 14, 2009 11:15 AM

peanut m&ms

Posted by: susan smoaks | October 14, 2009 11:35 AM

I am dressing up as Cat Woman :) Meow!

Posted by: Jackee | October 14, 2009 12:16 PM

Cheap and easy!

Posted by: Timothy Sternberg | October 14, 2009 02:16 PM

I am dressing up as Xena, lucy lawless and I have the same birthday, never missed a show. I wouldn't carry around a real sword, it would be one I would make but have it kind of limp, bent over, kind of not very fearful of my costume.

Posted by: denise smith | October 14, 2009 07:15 PM

This year, my fiancee is dressing up as "Shaun" from "Shaun of the Dead" and I will be "Mary", the zombie check out girl. The nice thing about zombies, they tend to only eat people. :)

Posted by: alison | October 14, 2009 11:24 PM

I am actually going to McDonalds on Halloween with the Ronald mccruelty mask i recieved :)

Posted by: Anna | October 29, 2009 05:25 PM