14 DAY TRIAL // For those unaware, it turns out that PETA has a youth division dubbed peta2. This coming October 3, several peta2 members, together with their friends, will mourn the millions of animals that are killed on a yearly basis just so that students can perform dissections.
On said date, called the Day of Silence, these teens won't say a word, either to their friends or to their families. Instead, they will hand out leaflets explaining why it's not OK to kill animals, regardless of whether or not the slaughter is carried out for educational purposes.
Commenting on this project, peta2 Director Marta Holmberg said that, “Students have been speaking out against cruel and archaic dissection for years—and now, peta2 is asking them to keep raising awareness by staying silent.”
“Kids are shocked to learn that 10 million animals are killed for these archaic exercises every year—and once they find out, they start demanding a switch to modern, humane teaching methods,” she added.