Activists Get Naked For Farm Animals

Seven activists stripped and climbed into oversized meat trays to jolt the public into considering the plight of farm animals. The Association Against Animal Factories, which organized the event in Vienna, said, “According to the Austrian law, animals are classed as things. This means that their value is only measured by how much profit can be squeezed from their carcasses.”

Photo: APA/Neubauer

How many consumers think about the fact that the styrofoam package of “boneless” and “skinless” chicken breasts they buy at the grocery store once had a face and a family? Not many. If pork chops were packaged with the pig’s head, then fewer people would buy them. And that is probably why grocery stores go to great lengths to disconnect the meat they sell from the animal to whom it belongs.  With the help of organizations like Vegan Outreach, we can help people connect the dots without taking off our clothes. That said, getting naked attracts attention, and I’m grateful to the activists who put themselves in a compromising position – personally and legally – to draw attention to the plight of farm animals.