Gerlingen the advent and Christmas season is a good time for the chocolate manufacturers thanks to the increased demand for confectionery. Mars Inc. and its German partner master food, however troubled times ahead. The international animal rights organization PETA (people for the ethical treatment of animals) is now launching a worldwide campaign against the makers of Mars, bounty, Snickers, Twix and co. The confectionery giant has fallen into the criticism of animal rights activists when they found out that Mars Inc. in the United States funded cruel and deadly animal tests on rabbits, Guinea pigs, mice and rats and can perform. While not a single one of the experiments of Mars Inc.

is prescribed by the local legislature in the United States. Currently, Mars financed a deadly experiment on rats, with the effect of chocolate on their blood vessels to be tested. Experimenters have force-fed rats with the help of plastic hoses and then cut the legs of animals, to expose an artery that is clamped to the blood flow to stop. After the test, the animals are killed. In addition, Mars funded cruel experiments in mice, in which the animals an a sweet substance has been administered and they were then forced to swim in a pool with water and color. The mice had to find a hidden platform to drown not only to be then killed and dissected.

Another test supported by Mars, were fed rats with cocoa and anesthetized with carbon dioxide, so that it could drain blood directly from the heart with a needle them that often leads to internal bleeding and other deadly complications. “Not a candy bar in the world is worth that animals have to suffer so much.” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk and worldwide calls for protests against the confectionery manufacturer. In addition to Mars’ biggest competitor Hershey have already also Coca-Cola, PepsiCo responds to worldwide pressure from PETA with a complete abandonment of any animal testing. PETA Germany e.V. is together with its Sister organizations with over 1.8 million supporters the world’s largest animal rights organization. Goal of the organization is educating the public and change the way of life to give each animal a better life by uncovering animal cruelty. Press Office: PETA Germany e.V diesel str. 21 70839 Gerlingen 07156-178-2826 07156-178-2810 Web: