{"id":760098,"date":"2020-04-04T07:28:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T11:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=760098"},"modified":"2020-04-04T09:12:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T13:12:08","slug":"animal-rights-protests-continue-amid-pandemic-targeting-supermarkets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=760098","title":{"rendered":"NO RESPIT FOR THE ANIMALS: Amid Pandemic, Heroic Animal Rights Protesters Target Supermarkets"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Protester wanted people to make the connection between diseases like COVID-19 and animal agriculture, and urged shoppers to save animals by going vegan.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TMZ:<\/strong> PETA is not about to let a little thing like a deadly pandemic stop them from fighting for animals &#8230; the protests won&#8217;t stop, and grocery stores are the big target. The animal rights org tells TMZ &#8230; protests are focusing on supermarkets because they are one of the few businesses still open in the pandemic, and PETA wants people to make a connection between diseases like COVID-19 and animal agriculture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PETA protested outside a grocery store in Reno, NV this week &#8230; using a PETA cow to urge shoppers to save animals by going vegan. Next week, PETA says a chicken will be advocating a similar message to shoppers outside a supermarket in Sioux Falls, SD. While some might question the optics of PETA protesting outside grocery stores in this climate &#8212; scared shoppers standing in long lines &#8212; the organization says they&#8217;ve had no complaints from grocery stores.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PETA&#8217;s got a heart for humans too, and they&#8217;re taking steps to protect their loyal protesters from catching the virus&#8230; Activists are also wearing masks that read, &#8220;meat markets are breeding markets for diseases&#8221; &#8230; and PETA&#8217;s encouraging its ranks to work from home, which means sending Starbucks messages telling them to end the surcharge on vegan milks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/04\/03\/peta-protests-continue-coronavirus-pandemic-targeting-supermarkets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lSngJ-mGNoo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TMZ: PETA is not about to let a little thing like a deadly pandemic stop them from fighting for animals &#8230; the protests won&#8217;t stop, and grocery stores are the big target. 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