As of: February 15, 2024, 5:30 a.m
By: Julia Stanton
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Instead of saving animals from death, animal rights activists in London are publicly displaying pet carcasses.
They want to send a clear signal.
London – Animal rights activists in London carried out a shocking protest on Monday (February 12): the group “Viva!
The Vegan Charity” dead animals on display.
The activists hung a dead dog, a dead cat and a dead pig from butcher hooks in the back of a van.
Above it they put a sign with the words: “Are You an Animal Lover?”
Translated: “Are you an animal lover?” In addition, dogs and cats were identified as “pets” on two other signs.
A sign labeled “farm animal” was hung above the pig.
Horrific sight on the streets of London: An animal protection group displayed dead animals.
© Screenshot/Youtube/Viva!
Shocking protest: pet carcasses are supposed to make people think
The action took place at the London Eye and Trafalgar Square, among other places.
According to the animal protection group, this should encourage people to question their perceptions of animals.
“As a society, we treat cats and dogs as part of our families, but view animals such as pigs, chickens and cows as commodities,” the group's founder Juliet Gellatley told the British newspaper
Daily Express.
In London, animal rights activists are protesting against factory farming and are resorting to unusual means.
© Screenshot/Youtube Viva!
Charity
Footage of the protest shows many people recoiled in visibly disgust when they saw the car with the animals.
Some then obviously questioned themselves.
“I like animals, but I eat meat.
I guess I’m a hypocrite,” a passerby explained in a video of the group.
Another pedestrian explained that he thought it was important to raise awareness about the treatment of animals.
The action sparked mixed reactions on social media.
A user on platform X (Twitter) described the protest as a “cheap and pathetic action”.
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Activists announce further actions: shock protests are necessary
The group defended their shock tactics from criticism, saying their aim was to "provoke a strong reaction from passers-by." Gellatley said attention-grabbing tactics were needed now more than ever as factory farming became more widespread in the UK and around the world.
“Viva!” also announced that the campaign was the start of a new wave of campaigns to encourage more people to become vegan.
In Germany, too, there is always a discussion about factory farming.
In August 2023, Bavaria was rocked by two slaughterhouse scandals involving animal welfare violations.
(jus)