Press Release – Direct Action Everywhere Auckland
Direct Action Everywhere Auckland are holding a peaceful demonstration at the ASB Showgrounds, from 1pm on Friday 2 April outside the petting area at the Epsom Easter show.
“The petting area is popular with children wanting to touch baby animals,” says DxE spokesperson and former slaughterhouse worker Xander Butler. “It is great to see the way children have such empathy with other sentient Earthlings. Unfortunately they lose this empathy due to cultural conditioning that sees animals simply as commodities to be eaten. Our aim is to show the children and the wider public just what happens to these cute animals in normal agricultural practices.