For Immediate Release:
October 20, 2021
Contact:
Brooke Rossi 202-483-7382
Loveland, Colo. â Because Starbucks agrees that animal-friendly vegan milks are better for the planet but insists on charging extra for them, PETA protesters will be outside the chainâs location on W. Eisenhower Boulevard on Friday morning and throughout the weekend, getting would-be Starbucks customers to shun the companyâs offerings and instead enjoy free nitro cold brew mochas made with creamy oat milk from RISE Brewing Co. The action comes after nearly 150,000 PETA supporters asked Starbucks to end its vegan upcharge.
When: Friday, October 22, 8â9 a.m.
Where: Starbucks, 5110 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland
âStarbucks is counting its beans when it should be counting the number of customers it will lose if it doesnât end the vegan milk upcharge soon,â says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. âPeople who want to drink responsibly for the sake of animals or their own health or because they know that dairy farming is fueling the climate crisis are angry with the company for placing profits above ethics.â
PETA is also holding vegan coffee drink giveaways outside Starbucks locations in Omaha, Nebraska, and several other cities.
PETAâwhose motto reads, in part, that âanimals are not ours to eatââopposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview.
For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
Source: Peta.org