Detroit, one of the world’s great cities, is slowly dying. The city government is cutting off water to thousands of residents, and there is serious talk of selling off the artworks in the city’s art museum. The rest of America stands by and watches while this happens.
Ah, but the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is doing something about it. On their website, they have announced:
- Thanks to this donor, PETA will be able to pay off the water bills for 10 families who commit to going vegan for one month. We’ll also help them get started by giving each family a basket of healthy vegan foods and recipes.
The last thing that people who are struggling need is increased health-care costs. By accepting our offer to go vegan, not only will families be getting an immediate financial boost and helping animals, if they stick with it, they’ll also lower their risk of obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and strokes.
Yes, a lucky few – 10 families exactly – will get to have running water in exchange for agreeing to eat vegan for one month. (And if they break their promises, will they have to pay the money back?) Not quite the same as finding a ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, but pretty close to it.
No doubt this is meant to provide publicity for PETA and to make people aware of the many advantages of veganism.
The website provides an address that people can write to if they want to be considered for this. I hope the people of Detroit write to them to tell them what they think of this offer.
The people of PETA are not vegans, they are vultures.
Here is some more about PETA.
The Spanish Prisoner 
July 29, 2014 at 11:00 am |
I’d have thought that this kind of, frankly despicable, offer would have been the kind of thing only we Brits would have done!
Mind you the compulsory Vegan bit would be a bit far for anybody here bar the Animal Liberation Front.