Animal Rights Activists Satirize Berkeley College Republicans' Animal Rights Barbecue
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The Berkeley College Republicans held an "animal rights barbecue" today to mock animal rights activists, but DxE and Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy showed up and acted like it was a real animal rights barbecue, with tofurkey sausage, animal rights songs, and more. From the Daily Californian:
“BCR have been planning a barbecue of animals who have lived tortured lives,” said Zach Groff, a spokesperson for Direct Action Everywhere. “They are selling these tortured bodies.”
Matt Johnson, an organizer for the Berkeley Animal Rights Center, said the event was organized as a direct response to BCR’s “Animal Rights BBQ,” which he said was “mocking” the animal rights movement.
“We are on a mission to make Berkeley the most animal-friendly city,” Johnson said. “History tells us the rest of the country is bound to follow.”
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