An international animal rights group has asked the Ontario government to allow a five-foot tall memorial along the side of Highway 89 near Alliston, to mark the place that two cows were killed in a crash last week.
A truck carrying 40 cows. The animals suffered serious injuries and two cows were killed in the crash. The truck driver has been charged with running a red light.
One local resident who saw the aftermath of the accident sent a letter to Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation asking that a memorial provided by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals be placed the scene.
“PETA’s roadside memorial will remind livestock transporters that the least they can do is drive safely and spare animals a horrifying experience on an already terrifying trip to the slaughter house,” said PETA President Ingrid Newkirk.
“Our hope is that it will also encourage everyone on the road to give a thought to the suffering that these smart, sensitive animals endure for nothing more than a fleeting meal.”
A tribute "tomb stone" features an image of a cow next the words “In Memory of the Cows Who Suffered and Died at This Spot, July 2016. Try Vegan” and An would remind all drivers, including those with animals on board, to travel safely—while pointing out that we can all prevent further animal suffering and death by going vegan.PETA's motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat
The two cows died when the transport truck carrying them allegedly ran a red light, crashing into a Ford F-250 pickup truck at Airport Road and Highway 89 in ] on July 27.
Ontario Provincial Police said the trailer rolled over after the crash. Both drivers were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say 12 of the cows escaped and had to be corralled at a nearby farm.
Others were trapped in the truck and two had to be euthanised by a veterinarian, due to injuries sustained in the crash.
Dufferin County OPP later charged the driver of the cattle truck with Fail to Stop at a Red Light.
