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PETA's pigs allowed at Ohio protest

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) member Amber Coon from Norfolk, VA, wearing only pink body paint, crouches in a cage mimicking the living conditions of pigs on factory farms, protest a gathering of pork-industry representative at the 2005 World Pork Congress in China Town section of Washington, DC, April 28, 2005. DC Police ended protest prematurely for lack of valid protest permit without making an arrest. (UPI Photo/Kamenko Pajic)
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) member Amber Coon from Norfolk, VA, wearing only pink body paint, crouches in a cage mimicking the living conditions of pigs on factory farms, protest a gathering of pork-industry representative at the 2005 World Pork Congress in China Town section of Washington, DC, April 28, 2005. DC Police ended protest prematurely for lack of valid protest permit without making an arrest. (UPI Photo/Kamenko Pajic) | License Photo

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 25 (UPI) -- An animal rights group has been granted permission to bring three hogs in "narrow metal crates" to the Ohio Statehouse as part of a factory farm protest.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board approved the request from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for the July 9 protest, but it rejected other parts of their plan, including requests to bring "gallons of urine, tons of manure and a fan to blow the odors around," The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch reported Thursday.

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The board also gave PETA approval to bring a sound system to play "actual recorded screams of piglets," a video booth to display "undercover footage" of factory farms and a large banner reading: "Ban Factory Farms: Go Vegetarian. PETA."

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