On Mother's Day, a strange scene appeared in front of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto, which made many passers-by stop and watch, while others chose to avoid their eyes and hurriedly lowered their heads and walked forward.
As you can see in the picture, several women are dressed in "fancy dresses", dressed in strange ways, and their breasts are also connected to a simulated milk pump.
The group held a sign indicating to passers-by that they were producing breast milk for sale.
The organizer of the event, Amanda Oakes, was dressed as a dairy farmer and supervised the women, holding a giant megaphone in her hand.
Amanda's speech mocked the dairy farmers in a comforting yet slightly sarcastic way: "I love the women, take care of them as if they were part of our family, and give them a high standard of benefits that you can trust." ”
Among the three people holding up the sign is social media influencer Vikki Lenola, who has 190,000 followers on Instagram.
"In the United States, authorities recently found that one in five milk samples tested positive for avian flu nationwide, and I don't want to distract from mothers, but ......," Vikki noted.
Jenny McQueen, who has long been an animal rights activist and filmed the event, said in an email that the installation was "controversial".
"I attend a vigil at the slaughterhouse in Toronto's West End, near the Stockyards Mall, where cows are often delivered with milk dripping from their udders.
The event was a huge success and introduced the public to the myth of human milk. ”
It is reported that the demonstration was organized by www.speciesism.wtf, and there were similar events in New York and London.
This is not the first high-profile protest organized by groups concerned with animal welfare in the dairy industry.
Earlier this year, protesters disrupted outdoor exercises in the Municipal Square and held loudspeakers with signs to raise awareness of their cause.