Under the slogan "How much cruelty can you swallow?", a live
"performance" took place on Wednesday at the Mercat del Born in
Barcelona, Spain, to make the public aware of all the suffering behind
their food.
A giant plate of human activists was posed in
front of the market in honor of the World Day for Farmed Animals (WDFA)
by activists from the international organization, Animanaturis (website in Spanish).
The director of Animanaturalis in Spain, Aïda Gascón, told the Spanish media that actions like this "invite society to reflect on where the food that is on their plates comes from."
The performance was held in Barcelona on Wednesday to make sure that
people "are aware of all the suffering and all the cruelty that is
behind a plate of steak."
The action on October 2nd was part of the celebration of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, a vegetarian for ethical reasons.
It is a day dedicated to remembering the suffering of billions of
animals that are raised, transported and slaughtered for human
consumption.
50 billion land animals are killed annually in the world to
make food.
Since 1983, the NGO FARM (Farmed Animals Reform Movement) has
established this day as a day to expose the plight of animals in factory
farms and slaughterhouses.
In several countries in the world, vigils, offers of information,
events, rallies and vegetarian food tastings are held to encourage
people to think about the unnecessary suffering of these billions of
animals.
Besides factory
farming and slaughterhouse abuses, the organization, AnimaNaturalis, is
dedicated to denouncing animal rights abuses in all forms, including
bullfighting, the sale of fur, and the use of circus animals, dolphins
etc. for entertainment.
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