PETA's caged pig sculptures to be displayed 'on a busy intersection' by Cedar Rapids Fareway grocery store on Saturday

From PETA release (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals):

Caged 'Pigs' Force Lunchtime Crowd in Cedar Rapids to Face Factory-Farm CrueltyTo illustrate the immense suffering and routine cruelty that pigs endure before they are made into ham and bacon, two pig sculptures--confined to metal stalls just as pigs on factory farms are--will be displayed on a busy intersection in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. This display--part of PETA's "Think Before You Eat" campaign--comes on the heels of PETA's new undercover exposé of an Iowa pig farm that supplies Hormel. The investigation uncovered routine, intentional abuse: Investigators documented ...

To illustrate the immense suffering and routine cruelty that pigs endure before they are made into ham and bacon, two pig sculptures--confined to metal stalls just as pigs on factory farms are--will be displayed on a busy intersection in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. This display--part of PETA's "Think Before You Eat" campaign--comes on the heels of PETA's new undercover exposé of an Iowa pig farm that supplies Hormel. The investigation uncovered routine, intentional abuse: Investigators documented ...

Where: Fareway Grocery Store, 4220 16th Ave. S.W., Cedar Rapids

When: Saturday, November 15, 12 noon