200 Eastern Pkwy. PETA strongly objects to Hirst's procurement of factory-farmed animals for use in his work. On factory farms, pigs are packed together in such small spaces that they can barely move.
Farmers also perform painful branding, dehorning, and castration on cattle without anesthesia.
The animals are fed hormones, pesticides, and antibiotics to keep disease down and profits up, and each year in the United States, more than 9 billion animals are slaughtered for human consumption. Outside Hirst's exhibit, PETA will hand out information on how to become a vegetarian and hopes that people who view his work will think twice before eating a pork chop or hamburger ever again.