Charlotte Gordon and Cassandra Callaghan, two PETA interns, showered mostly nude in Bushnell Park Thursday afternoon, as Colleen Higgins persuaded people to go vegetarian.
“The ladies are calling attention to the fact that it takes almost 5,000 gallons of water to make a pound of beef,” Higgins explained. “The best way to cut back on your shower usage is to skip a pound of meat.”
As the two interns showered, a couple people walking by joked “Don’t drop the soap.”
Bernie Winshell and his colleague heard about the shower protest on a radio show and decided to stop by and see it first-hand. Winshell said he’s not a vegetarian, but he doesn’t eat too much meat.
He wouldn’t say whether the shower scene would change his mind about purchasing meat in the future. “It’s a beautiful day,” he said avoiding the question. He said he just wanted to step out of the office for a short mental-health break.
