{"id":441938,"date":"2026-10-29T23:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/441938\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T23:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:02:07","slug":"petas-hell-on-wheels-turkey-truck-to-give-tallahassee-shoppers-a-taste-of-thanksgiving-realism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/441938\/","title":{"rendered":"PETA\u2019s \u2018Hell on Wheels\u2019 Turkey Truck to Give Tallahassee Shoppers a Taste of Thanksgiving Realism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Immediate Release:
October 29, 2026<\/p>\n

Contact:
Michael Lee Simpson 202-483-7382\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\tTallahassee, Fla. \u2013 <\/p>\n

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it\u2019s time to face the facts. PETA\u2019s \u201cHell on Wheels<\/a>\u201d hyper-realistic turkey transport truck will roll into Tallahassee on Sunday to confront shoppers with the haunting reality of what turkeys endure on their way to the slaughterhouse. The eye-catching truck will stop outside Whole Foods on Thomasville Road, where anyone within earshot will hear actual recordings of turkeys\u2019 cries<\/a>, accompanied by a subliminal message urging shoppers to spare turkeys by going vegan.<\/p>\n

PETA\u2019s \u201cHell on Wheels\u201d is on tour across 38 cities in 16 states to rev up compassion for the tens of millions of turkeys killed every year for the holidays alone\u2014and to encourage grocery shoppers to choose from the cornucopia of vegan roasts available in stores and online, including Field Roast\u2019s Hazelnut & Cranberry Plant-Based Roast<\/a>, Gardein\u2019s Plant-Based Turk\u2019y Roast<\/a>, and Tofurky\u2019s Plant-Based Roast & Wild Rice Stuffing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Where: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outside Whole Foods, 1817 Thomasville Rd., Tallahassee<\/p>\n

When: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunday, Nov. 1, 12 noon<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkeys are curious, spirited individuals, not ingredients, and they would give thanks not to be carved up for a fleeting holiday meal,\u201d says PETA President Tracy Reiman. \u201cPETA\u2019s \u2018Hell on Wheels\u2019 truck reminds shoppers that it\u2019s easy to host a compassionate Thanksgiving by choosing delicious vegan ingredients that let turkeys and all animals live in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"hell\"hell<\/a>Credit: PETA<\/p>\n

Why: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In nature, turkeys spend their days caring for their young, building nests, foraging for food, taking dust baths, and roosting in trees. In the meat industry, workers cram turkeys into filthy sheds before loading them onto transport trucks for a frightening journey to a slaughterhouse, where workers slit their throats. Thankfully, PETA offers a free vegan starter kit<\/a> with recipes and shopping tips for anyone looking to make the compassionate switch.<\/p>\n

PETA\u2014whose motto reads, in part, that \u201canimals are not ours to eat or abuse in any other way\u201d\u2014points out that when it comes to the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a turkey is a dog is a boy. For more information, please visit PETA.org<\/a> or follow PETA on X<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, or Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ShareShare on Facebook PostShare on X ShareShare on LinkedIn For Immediate Release:October 29, 2026 Contact:Michael Lee Simpson 202-483-7382…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-441938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}