Two PETA activists were arrested while attempting to dump a truckload of manure outside the Manhattan offices of the ASPCA. The protest, part of PETA's ongoing campaign against the ASPCA's support of an animal welfare certification program, was hampered by frozen manure.
The stunt was the latest escalation in the group’s ongoing campaign against the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or ASPCA , over their backing of an animal welfare certification programA pair of activists with the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals were arrested on Thursday while attempting to dump a truck’s worth of manure outside the Manhattan offices of a rival animal welfare group.
PETA has alleged that the “sham” certificate — handed down by the Global Animal Partnership — appears on products that come from factory farms and other locations with a documented history of cruelty. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
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