Chicago: Protest Violent Bird Deaths at Breeder Tied to Petco!

Please join local PETA supporters and Animal Rights Collective of Chicago to protest Petco for selling birds and other animals, following a breaking investigation that revealed extreme animal suffering at a bird breeder with connections to Petco. A PETA investigator who worked undercover at Creekside Birds, a parakeet-breeding factory in Oklahoma that sells birds into Petco’s supply chain, confines approximately 10,000 birds in filthy wire cages stacked from the floor to the ceiling. Birds were deprived of veterinary care, seriously injured, sometimes left to die, or killed in horrifically violent ways. A senior worker killed birds by crushing their necks between his fingers, slamming them against the ground, and even ripping their heads off before tossing them in the woods. Most cages at Creekside haven’t been cleaned in years, and the sensitive birds had no escape from filthy wire prisons caked with waste and feces that piled into what an owner called “poop towers.” Workers boasted that they shot and killed escaped parakeets with a BB gun, while others were left to die of exposure or predator attacks. Death was rampant and routine at Creekside. In just over five weeks, workers found nearly 1,400 birds dead—sometimes 100 or more in a single day. The remains of dead birds were often overlooked and left to decompose in cages. To the pet trade, these birds’ lives are disposable, and their deaths are the cost of doing business. For more information and to learn more about the investigation, please see this link:https://investigations.peta.org/creekside-birds-parakeet.../ Here are the details: WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 2 pm - 3:30 pmWHERE: Petco - 2000 N Clybourn Ave Ste 100, Chicago, IL 60614 (please see this map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/iGqLaZtpW14HqySN8)CONTACT: Joseph at JRondou@peta.org or Animal Rights Collective at arcxchicago@proton.me We have a required dress code! Please dress sharply in a PETA T-shirt, nice pants or shorts, and close-toed shoes. We must ensure that the focus remains on the animals without any distractions that could shift people’s attention. T-shirts will be available on-site for everyone. All materials, such as posters, will be provided. Please refrain from bringing dogs, as there might not be a comfortable place for them to lie down during the protest. Please join us in taking action for this critical campaign. The animals need you! I hope to see you there!