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Buffalo, New York, native Chrissy Bostwick is a motivated 21-year-old musician and model.
Chrissy Bostwick is a 21-year-old musician and model from Buffalo, New York. Although she completed coursework at schools of business and cosmetology, Chrissy Bostwick considers music her true passion. Chrissy Bostwick developed a love of music early in life and attended numerous concerts while she was growing up. A singer and keyboardist, Chrissy Bostwick divides her time between playing with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Trashy Romance Novel and writing songs for a solo album. While Trashy Romance Novel specializes in fun dance music nicknamed “sexual pop,” Chrissy Bostwick focuses her individual efforts on composing dark, electronic rock with a danceable beat. In September, Trashy Romance Novel released a new record, which is available on Amazon.com and iTunes, and Chrissy Bostwick and her bandmates hope to play several shows in support of their self-titled album. Chrissy Bostwick and the Trashy Girls promise to make jaws drop, girlfriends jealous, and bodies move.
Boasting an eclectic taste in music, Chrissy Bostwick counts Lady Gaga, The Birthday Massacre, Lil Wayne, The Faint, Motley Crue, Kill Hannah, Korn, and The Hold Steady among her favorite artists. Chrissy Bostwick also appreciates the timeless works of a variety of classical composers. Outgoing and photogenic, Chrissy Bostwick frequently accepts modeling jobs from individual photographers and photography studios. Chrissy Bostwick has completed more than a dozen shoots, adding multiple high-quality photos to her portfolio.
In her free time, Chrissy Bostwick occupies herself with hobbies such as shopping, traveling, writing, exercising, and watching movies. Chrissy Bostwick is an avid reader with a particular fondness for the literary contributions of Chuck Palahniuk, Libba Bray, Jane Austen, Pamela Aidan, Richelle Mead, and Richard Carlson, Ph.D.
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PETA, Chrissy Bostwick
February, 2011
By: Chrissy Bostwick
I practice a vegetarian lifestyle and support People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, that opposes eating, wearing, and experimenting upon animals.
The organization got its start in 1980 and quickly came to prominence in a 1981 case involving 17 wild-born macaque monkeys involved in experiments at the Institute of Behavioral Research in Silver Springs, Maryland. Scientists at the Institute were investigating neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to renew itself following traumatic experience. The researchers cut nerves that allowed the monkeys’ brains to process stimuli from the legs and arms. The researchers then forced the macaques to use their limbs through electroshock, restraint, and other abusive practices. PETA cofounder Alex Pacheco obtained a position at the laboratory, documented the macaques’ living conditions, and alerted the police. Initially charged with animal cruelty, the researcher in charge of the project was absolved of wrongdoing on appeal because the court determined that state animal cruelty laws did not pertain to federally funded labs. PETA petitioned the courts for several years to have the monkeys released, but the U.S. Supreme Court finally rejected its suit, and the macaques were put to death in 1991. The research on the monkeys resulted in breakthroughs in neuroplasticity that have helped stroke survivors and people with brain injuries. However, many feel that the price, in terms of sustained pain and suffering inflicted upon the moneys, was too high.
PETA today has two million members and supporters, and it is the largest and most widely recognized animal rights organization in the world. PETA conducts undercover operations focused on fur farming, laboratory experiments on animals, and factory farming. PETA also strongly opposes abusing animals through activities such as cockfighting and dogfighting. PETA supports the removal of animals from facilities that treat them unethically. To learn more about PETA and its campaigns on behalf of animals, visit www.peta.org.
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