PETA Tofurky giveaway, Oct 7 Noon-1PM @ Nathan Philips Square

[sprung]

Please join PETA and our "turkey" mascot to hand out free Tofurky roasts in downtown Toronto on Wednesday as part of our Ontario tour to promote a vegetarian Thanksgiving. Help us reach people's hearts through their stomachs by urging consumers to stay true to the holiday spirit this Thanksgiving and give turkeys something to be thankful for.

More than 300 million turkeys are killed in the U.S. and Canada every year—including 40 million for Thanksgiving alone. Turkeys in nature are known to be protective and loving parents as well as fast runners who are able to use reason to outwit their pursuers. But most turkeys killed for food are crammed into windowless warehouses, where disease, smothering, and heart attacks are common. Turkeys are drugged and bred to grow so large so quickly that their legs are often unable to withstand the weight of their massive upper bodies. Countless birds slowly starve to death within inches of food after they become crippled and are unable to move.

What: Tofurky giveaway
When: Wednesday, October 7, 12 noon – 1 p.m.
Where: Nathan Phillips Square, Intersection of Queen Street and Bay Street, Toronto

[toronto_slim]

they'd get more positive press by donating the tofurkey to homeless shelters for Thanksgiving dinner

[ricoboxing]

how dare they!! Tofu beans feel pain too!!

[buddhababy]

I'd love to go for that but I wouldn't be able to handle all the pics of mutilated turkeys they'll probably be displaying. >:(

[shannn]

I don't support terrorists

[raymondly]

Turkeys are grown to be eaten, just a soybeans are grown to be eaten.

Mmmmmmm turkey with soybean stuffing....

[vegi-saurus]

Would love to drop by. It's just too bad i don't work close by. :(

[dealiah]

sprung, where did you find out about this? even at Nathan Philips they don't seem to know anything about it. nor did the toronto veg assoc. and we really DO want to go down for it; but need confirmation first, pls, thx.

[HowEver]

For some reason Tofurkey slices are *way* better than the Tofurkey roasts, which is how they made their name.

[dealiah]

For some reason Tofurkey slices are *way* better than the Tofurkey roasts, which is how they made their name.

Really? Never actually had the slices. Will keep it in mind.

[Dash]

hmmmm...I might drop by and check it out

[sprung]

sprung, where did you find out about this? even at Nathan Philips they don't seem to know anything about it. nor did the toronto veg assoc. and we really DO want to go down for it; but need confirmation first, pls, thx.

PETA news release (http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=13637) concerning the event

[moxy]

They're on the street at bay and queen. Tried to get one but they aren't giving them out yet. Gotta wait for noon... Apparently 11:59 is too early. They don't look like they have too many. Just look for the turkey costume

[Dash]

I went and grabbed one. I'm looking forward to cooking it and slicing this bad boy up.

[nalababe]

For some reason Tofurkey slices are *way* better than the Tofurkey roasts, which is how they made their name.

Our family thinks the opposite.

[thelefteyeguy]

anyone wear a fur coat at the event :cheesygri

[dealiah]

PETA news release (http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=13637) concerning the event

Thanks BTW. After all my searching I had only come up with the release for the London event.

[dealiah]

They're on the street at bay and queen. Tried to get one but they aren't giving them out yet. Gotta wait for noon... Apparently 11:59 is too early. They don't look like they have too many. Just look for the turkey costume

Unfortunately, we didn't see this beforehand. Got there walking from the other end off Dundas, and wandered through the market. Finally asked some guy with a booth and he inquires if I might want to check out the guy in the turkey costume! Didn't even see him...

And of course, at 12:30 they were all gone. Darnit. Was really looking forward to saving the $20-...

She says they were gone in like 10 minutes; and that they really didn't have very many. They shoulda emphasized the limited quantity part.