Found in Mom's Basement

Vintage traitors

Advertising 'traitors' are animal characters that promote the consumption of their own species.

Traitors are often chickens. (The pun is unintentional, I swear.)

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Vintage recipe booklet from Morrell ham titled, Mr. Ham Goes to Town, 1939

The front of the booklet . . .

The back of the booklet . . .

Inside the booklet are illustrations featuring tabletops set with platters of ham. If you look closely at the following two illustrations, you'll see where Morrell hams get their great smoky flavor.

Creepy vintage ad for pork (France)

There's actually an industry term for spokesanimals that encourage consumers to eat them: traitors. Seriously.

Source: Advertising Is Good For You

Very Scary Vintage Cow Illustration (France)

Who's hungry?