People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an international animal rights organization that campaigns against the use of animals for food, clothing, and entertainment. Detroit, Michigan, has faced a long-running water affordability crisis, with many low-income households struggling to pay their bills and facing the risk of water shutoffs.
In 2014, PETA offered to pay the overdue water bills of 10 Detroit residents who pledged to go vegan for one month. In this debate, the offer is as follows:
PETA pays the household’s water bills for one year.
In return, every member of the household must eat no meat for that year.
If PETA finds out that someone in the household has eaten meat, the household must repay all bills PETA has paid.