PETA to post billboard following Federalsburg chicken house fire

FEDERALSBURG, Md. – One national organization is responding to a fire that killed nearly 16,000 chickens back on December 20.

PETA plans to place a billboard in the area in memory of the chickens who died. Leaders say the goal of this billboard is to point out who is responsible for their deaths, which is, “everyone who has not gone vegan.”

“Every single chicken killed in this fire was an individual who was surely terrified and in pain as smoke and flames engulfed the barn. PETA urges everyone to prevent more animals from suffering and dying in 2020 by opting for delicious vegan meals,” said PETA Director of Campaigns Danielle Katz.

According to PETA, those who are vegan save the lives of nearly 200 animals per year. The company says they are planning to build another billboard in North Carolina, where 19,000 chickens died on Thanksgiving, as well as Ohio, where an unknown number of chickens died on December 19.