Animal Rights group PETA suggested MLB replace the term bullpen with animal-sensitive arm barn in 2021 × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Baseball MLB News

Animal Rights group PETA suggested MLB replace the term bullpen with animal-sensitive arm barn in 2021

By Oindrila Chowdhury Modified 02 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share MLB Logo; Peta Logo (left inset) The MLB was in PETA's sights in 2021. In case you missed it, PETA, the animal rights nonprofit organization, called out Major League Baseball for referring to the warm-up area for pitchers as the "bullpen." According to PETA, cows and bulls are frequently housed in bullpens before getting slaughtered for the meat industry. Thus, in PETA's opinion, the term "bullpen" makes fun of the animals' unheard suffering. Tracy Reiman, the Executive Vice President of PETA said: "Words matter, and baseball 'bullpens' devalue talented players and mock the misery of sensitive animals. PETA encourages Major League Baseball coaches, announcers, players, and fans to changeup their language and embrace the 'arm barn' instead." In October 2021, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization requested Major League Baseball to change the name to "arm barn." PETA@peta“Bullpen” refers to the area of a “bull’s pen” where bulls are held before they are slaughtered—it’s a word with speciesist roots & we can do better than that.

Switching to “arm barn” would be a home run for baseball fans, players, and animals 864340“Bullpen” refers to the area of a “bull’s pen” where bulls are held before they are slaughtered—it’s a word with speciesist roots & we can do better than that. Switching to “arm barn” would be a home run for baseball fans, players, and animals https://t.co/2FzSpDG9mQ ""Bullpen” refers to the area of a “bull’s pen” where bulls are held before they are slaughtered—it’s a word with speciesist roots & we can do better than that. Switching to “arm barn” would be a home run for baseball fans, players, and animals." - @PETA MLB fans didn't miss the opportunity to make fun of PETA's call. Dave@DoyersDaveOnly way I’m calling it “arm barn” is if it looks like this next year1645229Only way I’m calling it “arm barn” is if it looks like this next year https://t.co/EOGGW2eXBL "Only way I’m calling it “arm barn” is if it looks like this next year." - Dave Even the MLB Tampa Bay Rays joined in the meme fest. Tampa Bay Rays@RaysBaseballTired: Arm Barn
Wired: Ray Tank117498Tired: Arm BarnWired: Ray Tank "Tired: Arm Barn; Wired: Ray Tank." - Tampa Bay Rays How did the warm-up area for MLB pitchers come to be known as the "bullpen"?

Bullpen has been used in MLB for a century

Cleveland Indians v Boston Red Sox According to an ESPN article, Paul Dickson explains the origin of the term in his book "The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary." Per Paul, the term was first used to refer to the area where baseball pitchers warm up in the December 1915 issue of Baseball Magazine. Since the outfield wall of almost every baseball stadium had a giant bull-shaped billboard that served as the warm-up area for relievers, the area eventually earned the nickname "bullpen." Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Jodi Whisenhunt × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी