NEWPORT, N.H. (AP) — An international animal advocacy group launched a protest against a New Hampshire winter carnival event billed as a “Greased Pig on Ice,” but withdrew it after learning there’s no pig in the act — just a man on skates in a pig costume with dollar bills tied to his tail.
Steve Smith, an organizer of the 100th Newport Winter Carnival, said People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, launched its alert despite his reassurances no pigs would be harmed during the Saturday event.
Smith said he received about 100 emails from concerned animal lovers.
PETA spokeswoman Daphna Nachminovitch said Smith did not clarify what the event would entail. She said the updated information is excellent news for the pigs.
The “Greased Pig on Ice” event will feature Newport resident Glen Halleck in a pig costume, being chased by kids on ice skates on the town common.
- Posted February 15, 2016
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Animal rights protest scrapped after 'greased pig' dust-up
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