Posted November 9, 2012 by Annie Leal
I still remember how I felt the first time I saw the way that animals are treated on factory farms. I was sad and angry, but most of all, I wanted to do something to stop it! I decided to stop eating rotting flesh that very same day.
Watching that one video changed my life forever! It’s not easy to open our eyes to how animals suffer on factory farms, but it’s important to see and to urge others to take a stand. For many people, it’s the first time they are staring into the faces of the animals they call “steak,” “ham,” or “nugget.” There in front of them is the irrefutable evidence that their “entrée” was a cow who coughed and choked as the blood spilling from her slit throat ran down her face and covered the floor below, a pig who screamed and cried as he was burned to death in scalding-hot water, a chicken whose desperate squawks went unheeded as her broken legs were slammed into shackles and she stared past the long line of her friends to the whirring blades that would end her life.
Check out people’s reactions when watching peta2′s “One Minute of Reality: Factory Farming” video for the very first time:
Ask your friends and family to watch the video, and let us know their reactions. Don’t forget to tell them that the best way that they can help animals is by going vegan.
Never be silent!
peta2 Street Team Coordinator + lover of vegan food, cats, animal rights, Dawson's Creek, and Harry Potter.
Hello! My name is Nina, and I am a musician-in-training, and I play 7 instruments. I am a liberal, an LGBT activist, avid reader, composer, singer, and poi spinner. I am vegan, and a strong supporter of animal rights.
Born and raised in Mexico. I love vegan food and animals!
I was born in Canada and love peta2. I table every month and meet new people:older and younger. I love music and play the recorder. I'm a 6 year spelling bee champion. Again I love peta2!
I have always lived in Los Angeles but my family and I went to Mexico for my parents wedding. So we came back to LA. I don't like LA but were here already what can I do unless I move out and find my own housing. I have always liked animals and it was til I was like about 14 when I learned about tests they do on animals and I began to explore animal cruelty because I was interested it in it. I have watched videos that just broke my heart so that's why today I'm doing all I can to not buy anything that has harmed an animal and I'm vegetarian .
I'm tall, I love sewing, fashion and the environment, also I'm vegetarian (wannabe vegan.) Obviously, I love animals! :)
202 days ago
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I’m really glad that the video did make some people realize that those animals are what they are eating everyday. I know that some people cry when watching the video and decide to go vegan or vegetarian, but their decision never lasts and that saddens me…
One of my friends go to read a book about animal farming in her English class and she was horrified by the content and stopped to eat meat. I was so happy for her, but then one week later she returned to eat meat. I guess either she forgot what she read or temptation was really strong…
I don’t know… I was born as a vegetarian and ended up being vegan, so I’d rather die than eat meat. However, people who are used to eat meat… it’s not easy at all. I hope there’s a more efficient way, like, a really cruel, sad, horrible image/video that can be engraved in their mind and remind them to not eat meat.
Just hopin’.
215 days ago
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I’ve seen this in action and it really does work…people become transfixed then shocked, then (hopefully) thoughtful about what they’re doing to participate in the whole horrible chain of cruelty. The only suggestion I have is to have on hand with the video a pile of brochures or “Go Vegan” kits so that people know what to do next. Especially include recipes or a mini cookbook with giant superyumful photos so people see that going vegan/animal-friendly is totally fun and satisfying in every way!
Cheers1