For immediate release:
May 18, 2021
Contact:
Nicole Meyer 202-483-7382
Norfolk, Virginia. – As kids today go vegan, speak out against animal cruelty, and come up with all sorts of creative ways to help animals in their communities and beyond, PETA Kids is launching its first Animal Contest Stars Match, is open to anyone 12 years of age or younger who cares for animals and does not eat, carry or use them in any other way. The winner will receive a shipment of delicious vegan cookies from Maya’s Cookies from San Diego every month for the year, a PETA Kids’ gift box and a unique reward.
“If you’re a kid who is passionate about animal rights and wants to change the world, we’d love to hear from you,” says Martha Holmberg, PETA’s Senior Director of Youth Programs. “PETA Kids can’t wait to celebrate all the inspiring young people who are wise beyond their years and fight for animals every day.”
The All-Star Pet Contest is an updated version of PETA Kids’ previous Sweetest Vegan Baby Contest. Previous winners and runners-up have included a gymnast, wrestler and soccer player, all of whom believed that vegan nutrition helped them become strong and fit; a kindergarten student who designed his own vegan T-shirts; and a 10-year-old girl who protested against the fur industry as well as the marine mammal park and urged her teacher and classmates to become vegan too.
The nomination round ends on June 2, public voting to determine the finalists ends on June 14, and the vote to determine the winner and runner-up ends on June 25. Children will be notified and posted on the PETA Kids website by June. 29. See full competition details here.
PETA Kids’ motto is “Animals are not ours to experiment, eat, carry, use for fun or otherwise abuse,” and the group opposes arrogance, a worldview based on human superiority. For more information please visit PETAKids.com or subscribe to the group on Instagram as well as Facebook…