‘Hell on Wheels’ Is Coming: Squawking Chicken Truck to Ruffle Feathers Outside St. Augustine Restaurants

For Immediate Release:
December 12, 2023

Contact:
Brittney Williams 202-483-7382

St. Augustine diners just might think twice about chowing down on fried chicken after they see—and hear—“Hell on Wheels,” PETA’s guerilla-marketing campaign featuring a life-size chicken transport truck covered with images of real chickens crammed into crates on their way to a slaughterhouse, complete with actual recorded sounds of the birds’ cries and a subliminal message every 10 seconds suggesting that people go vegan. The vexatious vehicle will traverse St. George Street—just three minutes from Chick-fil-A and close to other meaty eateries—before moving on to confront local diners at The Blue Hen Cafe, Mojo Old City BBQ, Zaxby’s, Dick’s Wings & Grill, Buffalo Wild Wings, Candlelight South, and Brisky’s BBQ as part of the group’s East Coast tour.

When:    Thursday, December 14, 12 noon

Where:    At the intersection of St. George Street and Cathedral Place, St. Augustine

“Behind every barbecued wing or bucket of fried chicken is a once-living, sensitive individual who was crammed onto a truck for a terrifying, miserable journey to their death,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA’s ‘Hell on Wheels’ truck is an appeal to anyone who eats chicken to remember that the meat industry is cruel to birds and the only kind meal is a vegan one.”

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview, and offers a free vegan starter kit on its website.

For more information, please visit PETA.org, listen to The PETA Podcast, or follow the group on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, or Instagram.