Eating eggs or drinking milk? Then you’re not a feminist, say animal rights activists in the latest woke protest against those who follow a non-vegan diet
- PETA has compared the artificial insemination of cows to the sexual abuse of women
- The organization says women should show solidarity with women of other species
Women cannot be feminists if they drink milk and eat eggs, animal rights activists say.
In the latest woke reaction against non-vegan diets, campaign group PETA has likened the artificial insemination of dairy cows to the sexual abuse of women.
Meanwhile, it says female chickens are being treated as ‘egg-laying machines’ – an act of sexism that is causing reproductive problems.
Women must show solidarity with women of other species if they are true feminists, the organization said in a blog published this week on its website titled “You can’t be a feminist if you drink milk and eat eggs.”
It says: ‘The meat, egg and dairy industries are built on the exploitation of female animals – something no one should support.
“Every time you order or request a vegan meal, you are standing up for women.”
The radical group adds: “The denial of animal rights has its roots in the same supremacist thinking that has hindered women’s rights.”
Campaign group PETA has compared the artificial insemination of dairy cows to the sexual abuse of women
The activist organization says chickens can suffer from cysts, infections and tumors because their bodies are forced to produce unnaturally large quantities of eggs.
Commenting on the blog, Frank Furedi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, said: ‘Peta is clearly hijacking the cultural authority of feminism to validate their attempt to guilt people into changing their diets.
“To achieve their goal, they undermine the distinction between humans and animals and essentially animalize humans.”
The latest attention grabs from PETA, which is known for using naked female celebrities to publicize its campaigns, include criticizing Lego for using farm scenes which they claim mislead children about the ‘blood-soaked’ reality of agriculture.
It has called for sporting terms such as ‘worm burner’ in golf and ‘hot dog’ to be changed as they apparently normalize violence against animals, and says pets should be referred to as ‘companion animals’ to avoid the suggestion that they are commodities are.
The new blog says agriculture is ‘completely dependent on female exploitation’, with animals being ‘violated without consent’.
On dairy farms, PETA says cows are repeatedly “forcibly impregnated” through artificial insemination, where the calves are taken away so they can be milked.
Female pigs are also artificially inseminated, and the blog states: ‘At a time when women are rising up against sexual abuse, PETA is asking everyone to stand in solidarity with women of ALL species – all of whom experience fear and pain, just like people – and become vegan.”
Female pigs are also artificially inseminated, and the blog states: ‘At a time when women are rising up against sexual abuse, PETA is asking everyone to show solidarity with females of ALL species’ (Stock Image)
The activist organization says chickens can suffer from cysts, infections and tumors because their bodies are forced to produce unnaturally large quantities of eggs.
Meanwhile, female pigs are kept in farrowing cages so small they can’t even turn around, to reduce the risk of crushing their piglets after giving birth.
Toby Young, general secretary of the Free Speech Union, said: “Peta has jumped the shark with this latest campaign.
‘The idea of expanding women’s rights to other species is completely crazy.
“Does Peta plan to monitor the animal kingdom to ensure that the females of each species have given her explicit consent before having sex? Good luck with that.’
ADD: In 2018, PETA posted a billboard in the US with the slogan “Face it: You can’t claim to be a feminist and still eat eggs.” The San Jose ad also stated, “Eggs and dairy are a product of the abuse of women.”