Let It Be… an Animal Empathy Museum! PETA Makes Bid for House Where Sir Paul McCartney Learned Guitar

Let It Be… an Animal Empathy Museum! PETA Makes Bid for House Where Sir Paul McCartney Learned Guitar

Liverpool – With 43 Elswick Street, the Liverpool house where Sir Paul McCartney first learned to play the guitar, set to go under the hammer, PETA has sent a letter to Omega Auctions asking for the property to be donated to the animal protection group and transformed into a museum celebrating the music legend’s lifelong advocacy for animals and the planet.

In the letter (available here), PETA notes that McCartney has spent decades using his music, voice, and global influence to encourage kindness to animals and environmental stewardship. A committed vegetarian, he famously said, “If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian.” Alongside his daughters Mary and Stella, he has carried forward the legacy of his late wife, Linda, a passionate animal advocate, through initiatives including Meat Free Monday, inspiring people around the world to leave animals off their plates.

“Transforming this house into a museum would give visitors the chance to discover where Paul McCartney’s remarkable musical journey began and how he has used his extraordinary platform to make the world a kinder place,” writes PETA Vice President Elisa Allen. “A house where he first learned to play guitar could now carry another of his defining messages: compassion for animals and care for the planet we all share.”

McCartney has also narrated PETA’s landmark Glass Walls documentary, donated his song “Looking for Changes” to campaigns against animal experimentation, and helped persuade major coffee chains to stop charging extra for plant milk.

PETA – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – points out that when it comes to the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a pig is a dog is a boy. For more information, please visit PETA.org.uk or follow PETA on Facebook, X, TikTok, or Instagram.  

Contact:

Jennifer White +44 (0) 20 7837 6327; [email protected]

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