Ear Bandages Prompt PETA’s New Sticker: ‘No One Deserves Cropped Ears!’
For Immediate Release:
July 18, 2024
Contact:
Sara Groves 202-483-7382
As attendees of the Republican National Convention wear ear bandages to show solidarity with former President Donald J. Trump after his ear was grazed by a bullet in an attempt on his life, PETA is launching a new sticker to add another degree of empathy to the display. PETA’s sticker, which is sized just right and reads, “No One Deserves Cropped Ears,” refers to the practice of ear cropping—a painful mutilation that involves slicing off parts of dogs’ ears—a purely cosmetic procedure with no medical value that’s performed on pit bulls, Great Danes, Dobermans, and other breeds, all for a particular “devilish” look.
“No one deserves to have their ears disfigured against their will, including our beloved dogs, who should be treated as the living, feeling beings they are, not as fashion accessories,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “PETA’s anti-ear cropping sticker will help Trump supporters who also love their dogs spread a strong message: Attacks on someone’s body are foul play!”
The stickers are available in sets of five for $4.99 in the PETA Shop.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
Note: PETA supports animal rights and opposes all forms of animal exploitation and educates the public on those issues. PETA does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office or any political party.
