PETA urges Easter revelers to exchange eggs with potatoes

Eggs will roll.

Animal rights activists are urging officers in each the US and UK to ditch conventional Easter eggs in favor of adorned potatoes at their annual egg-rolling festivities — pitching the swap as a win for each chickens and their constituents’ wallets.

Advocates argue that swapping eggs for potatoes would spare hens from industrial farming whereas providing a extra sustainable — and fewer breakable — different for teenagers hurtling their vacation “eggs” downhill.

They in the meantime expressed concern on behalf of customers who earlier this yr faced soaring egg prices amid recent avian flu outbreaks.

In a letter to First Lady Melania Trump, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) proposed rebranding the annual White House Easter Egg Roll — which dates back to 1878 — right into a “Make America Great Easter Potato Roll,” full with dyed spuds, sack races and “hot potato” video games.

“I’m writing … with a suggestion that we believe aligns with your forward-thinking, trendsetting style,” Ingrid Newkirk wrote.

PETA’s tongue-in-cheek pitch leans closely on rising egg costs and animal welfare considerations — a message Newkirk doubled down on in an unique assertion to The Post.

“Egg prices are through the roof, chickens are paying the price, and Americans are shell-shocked,” she stated. “A White House Potato Roll would be kinder, cheaper, a boost for potato farmers, and provide a smashing good time for kids — proof that Easter fun doesn’t have to come at a hen’s expense.”

In change for the First Lady’s cooperation, Newkirk provided her the reward of a costume created from classic Idaho potato sacks, impressed by Marilyn Monroe’s iconic 1951 frock.

Nevertheless, the White House Easter Egg Roll stays on the congressional calendar for Monday, April 6, 2026.

Reps for PETA have made comparable appeals throughout the pond, focusing on the UK’s personal egg-rolling traditions, based on a report by the Daily Mail.

In a separate letter, Elisa Allen, PETA’s vp of packages within the UK, claimed potato-rolling would “reduce animal suffering, teach children empathy and kindness, help the planet and support British potato farmers.”

Allen went on to say that chickens are “inquisitive, intelligent individuals who form complex social bonds.”

“But Easter is far from a time of renewel of joy for them.”

Potatoes, however, may function a sensible stand-in that may nonetheless be dyed, adorned and rolled with out cracking beneath stress, based on PETA.

“Potatoes are an icon in their own right,” Newkirk wrote in her White House missive, calling the proposed overhaul a “spudtacular reinterpretation” that would modernize the beloved custom whereas conserving the vacation spirit intact.