A PETA truck depicting images and playing sounds of pigs being transported to slaughter parked outside of Reading Terminal Market on Saturday. The event, called “Hell on Wheels,” aims to prevent the slaughtering of animals and minimize the harsh conditions in which they are kept.was at full pace during Saturday’s lunch hour. Flocks of patrons weaved through the growing crowd to find a spot in line at their favorite vendors, while others stopped to consider the bounty of food options.
The aim, Chambless said, was to highlight the harsh conditions faced by pigs and other animals before slaughter, and to encourage people to explore vegan lifestyles. In addition to the Reading Terminal Market stop, Chambless drove the truck to Primo Hoagies on South 11th Street, LaScala’s Fire in the 600 block of Chestnut Street, and other restaurants throughout the city.
Some Reading Terminal Market patrons took pictures and videos of the “Hell on Wheels” truck, while others continued eating their meals on the tall tables set up across from the vehicle on Filbert Street. But“This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Shattuck, a butcher with several pig tattoos on a forearm and leg who works at Reading Terminal.
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