SASKATOON – PETA is urging the Saskatchewan government to place a roadside memorial at the site where a number of chickens were killed in a highway crash. Hundreds of chickens were killed on May 26 after a semi transporting them went off Highway 5 between Wadena and Kylemore.
The PETA-funded sign would urge motorists to go vegan.
“It would remind drivers of the horrifying results of these crashes in which animals died slowly from their injuries while deprived of any kind of veterinary care,” said Emily Lavender, a PETA campaigner in Vancouver.
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The campaign is being spearheaded by local PETA activist John Jessome.
“This tribute will let commuters know that the best way to prevent tragedies such as this one is to go vegan, because chickens shouldn’t have to make terrifying trips to factory farms and slaughterhouses at all,” said Jessome in a letter to the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.
“The memorial would also help prevent future accidents and make the roads safer for everyone by reminding tractor-trailer drivers of their responsibility to the thousands of animals they haul every year as well as to the motorists whose lives are endangered when a tractor-trailer crashes.”
There has been no response from the government to the request.
Thomas Piller contributed to this story
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