![]() Please make the kind choice.”įor more information, please visit or click here. “As you’ve seen here,” concludes Dinklage in the exposé, “by buying meat, eggs, and dairy products, you’re paying for cruelty. “It truly is less expensive and very easy to find.” “There’s so many more organic markets, soy products, restaurants,” he says. And Dinklage adds that over the years, it’s gotten easier to find vegan food. “My father was a big influence on me in terms of having a great respect for nature at a young age,” he says in an exclusive video interview with PETA. ![]() “That’s why tens of millions of kind people just in the United States alone have decided to leave animal products off their plates for good.”Īnd Dinklage is one of them: He first went vegetarian at the age of 16, and he credits his dad with helping him make that decision. “The images that you’re about to see might make you want to turn away, but this is what you pay for every time you buy meat, eggs, and dairy products,” Dinklage begins in the video short, which debuts today on. And although fans may relish the bloody battle scenes in Game of Thrones, they may be shocked by the violence revealed in Dinklage’s “Face Your Food,” a follow-up to Paul McCartney’s “Glass Walls” and Alec Baldwin’s “Meet Your Meat” videos. Los Angeles – Fans of Game of Thrones can’t seem to get enough of series star Peter Dinklage-and that’s why, with the hit series’ fourth season now underway, PETA is launching the Emmy Award–winning actor’s new video exposé of the meat, egg, and dairy industries. PETA encourages everyone to adopt and never buy from breeders or pet stores, which contribute to the overpopulation crisis.ĭinklage, a longtime vegetarian who previously teamed up with PETA for a video about the meat industry, joins a long list of celebrities who have joined the group to promote kindness to animals, including Andy Serkis, Bryan Fuller, Gillian Anderson, and Game of Thrones co –star Lena Headey.įor more information, please visit 's New Video Exposes What's Even More Violent Than the 'Red Wedding'-and Why You Should Keep It off Your Plate More than 6 million dogs and cats end up in animal shelters every year, and half of them are euthanized because there simply aren’t enough homes for them. 101 Dalmatians, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Legally Blonde, and Men in Black all caused massive spikes in sales of the featured dog breeds, and many of these dogs were later abandoned at shelters by their ill-prepared guardians. PETA-whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”-notes that this isn’t the first time that a popular TV show or movie has led to an increased demand for the animals seen on screen. has reported similar statistics since the show premiered in 2011. 'Game of Jones' was a recurring segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers in which the host Seth Meyers and his friend and former SNL cast member Leslie Jones would drink beer and watch the most recent episode of Game of Thrones while filming their reactions to the episode as they're watching it. Two breed-specific rescue groups in Northern California have seen their numbers double over the last two years, and the U.K. Please, please, if you’re going to bring a dog into your family, make sure that you’re prepared for such a tremendous responsibility and remember to always, ALWAYS, adopt from a shelter.” “Not only does this hurt all the deserving homeless dogs waiting for a chance at a good home in shelters, but shelters are also reporting that many of these huskies are being abandoned-as often happens when dogs are bought on impulse, without understanding their needs. “Please, to all of Game of Thrones‘ many wonderful fans, we understand that due to the direwolves’ huge popularity, many folks are going out and buying huskies,” Dinklage says. Now, series star Peter Dinklage is teaming up with PETA to remind fans that dogs should be acquired only as family members and need to be looked after for a lifetime, and he’s urging those who are serious about expanding their family to adopt, never buy. Adoring viewers are buying the dogs from pet stores and breeders (often naming them after their favorite characters), then-after realizing how much work and commitment are required to care for them-dumping them at shelters already bursting at the seams with homeless dogs. Los Angeles – Fans across the country can’t get enough of Game of Thrones, but the show has sparked an alarming trend-an increased demand for huskies because of their physical similarities to direwolves. ![]() Direwolf Look-Alikes Being Bought on a Whim, Dumped When Novelty Wears Off
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