New Orleans Girl Makes Final Four in PETA’s 2015 ‘Cutest Vegan Kids’ Contest
Compassionate 9-Year-Old’s Kind Choices Seize National Spotlight
For Immediate Release:
April 8, 2015
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Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382
Nine-year-old New Orleans resident Emily Moorman has just been named one of the top four female finalists in PETA Kids’ 2015 Cutest Vegan Kids contest—and now it’s up to voters to help PETA Kids decide whether it should select her to take home the top prize. Two winners—one girl and one boy—will each receive a trophy, a cruelty-free prize pack, and a year’s worth of bragging rights.
A lifelong vegan, Emily never misses a chance to share her compassionate choice with friends and family. And her work doesn’t stop at home: She founded the Super Animal Savers Society, a group of young activists in the New Orleans community who hold regular vegan potlucks, hand out leaflets at pro-vegan demonstrations, and work with local rescue groups to help animals. In her spare time, Emily loves playing with rescued canine friends Honey and Tootsie, enjoying vegan chicken burgers, and creating artwork.
“Emily’s creativity and passion for helping animals makes her an inspiration to people of all ages,” says PETA Director of Youth Outreach and Campaigns Marta Holmberg. “All the kids who entered the contest are winners in PETA Kids’ book because they’ve made the switch to healthier, animal-friendly foods.”
More and more people go vegan every year. Besides the indisputable health benefits of ditching meat and other unhealthy animal products, vegans, on average, have a smaller carbon footprint than their meat-eating counterparts, and each vegan saves the lives of more than 100 animals each year.
Voting on the finalists to help PETA Kids decide whom it should choose as the winners runs until April 10, and the two winners will be announced on April 13. PETA Kids, whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat,” will select the winners based on several factors, including vote count. See the full contest details here.
For more information, please visit PETAKids.com/CutestVegan.
