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Jan 31, 2020

In a gentle and moving one-minute ad, PETA merged animal rights and human rights with the fight to end speciesism. It had hoped to place the ad during Fox's Super Bowl broadcasts. But a source told PETA that FOX and the ad company were pressured to dump the spot.

PETA's Sr. VP of Communications Lisa Lange says the NFL is behind the ban and talks to Emil Guillermo about how the ad came to be--from inception to rejection.

See the ad here.

The NFL may be unconcerned with inequality, but we at PETA are activists who will continue to work to dismantle all forms oppression.

INDEX HIGHLIGHTS

Interview with Lisa Lange, Sr.VP PETA

13:17 Ingrid Newkirk sent a letter to Colin Kaepernick

14:09 Kaepernick inspired the ad

14:54 Representatives respond to PETA

16:52 What did the NFL say?

17:30 Spot sent around the holidays.

18:48 Ad agency tells PETA what happened

19:10 Pressure to kill ad

20:25 “NFL is used to pushing people around.”

21:04 Ad agencies response.

22:02 “This is the NFL trying to silence a message of peace and social justice.”

22:12 “This is shameful, but not unexpected.”

23:14 The ad the NFL doesn’t want you to see.

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27:00 “We will have the last laugh.”

Ad Credits
Creative Director: Christian Carl
Creative Director: Matt Stein
Director: Fons Schiedon
Production Company: United Tricks, Inc.
Designers: Félicie Haymoz, Julien De Man, Fons Schiedon, Lia Mchedlishvili
Animation Services: Birdo
Music & Sound Design: Bram Meindersma
Writer: Sean Pezzulo

Go to PETA.org for more.

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Originally released Jan. 31, 2020