After game one of the 2021 World Series, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals declared the term "bullpen" offensive when describing the area where Major League Baseball pitchers warm up.
PETA suggested the new term should be "arm barn."
"PETA is pitching a proposal to the baseball world: Strike out the word 'bullpen,' which references the holding area where terrified bulls are kept before slaughter, in favor of a more modern, animal-friendly term," the organization said in a release.
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By using the term "bullpen," MLB and fans cheapen players' talent and disrespect the mistreatment and suffering of animals, said PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman.
"PETA notes that cows are hung upside down and their throats are slit in the meat industry, while in rodeos, gentle bulls are tormented into kicking and bucking by being electro-shocked or prodded — all are typically held in a 'bullpen' while they await their cruel fate," the release read.
PETA's motto states that "animals are not ours to abuse in any way."
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By referring to the pitchers' area as the "bullpen," the release suggested, MLB is promoting a "human-supremacist" worldview, and PETA stands in opposition to speciesism.