Deadly Diseases and Animal Abuse Make the Case to Go Vegetarian

PETA’s new TV ad, rejected in cities across the U.S., will run in Ft. Wayne. PETA’s new "mad cow" commercial will give Ft. Wayne residents food for thought when it comes to deciding whether eating meat is worth dying for.

PETA hopes that the ad’s disturbing images of a sick and suffering cow, a pig being bludgeoned with a cinder block, and a tiny chick having his beak burned off will convince people that "Maybe It’s Time to Go Vegetarian."

Why does PETA think it’s mad to eat meat? Contrary to safeguards recommended by the World Health Organization, dead animals continue to be fed to other animals, including cows, and cows’ blood is still being fed to chickens and turkeys on U.S. factory farms. Most farmed animals are slaughtered at a very young age, which means that some could be infected with brain-wasting disease but not yet exhibiting symptoms. Consumption of meat and other animal products has also been conclusively linked to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, as well as life-threatening bacterial infections, such as salmonella, E. coli, and listeria.

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