'Hunger Games' Satire Blasts Politicians, Plays With Food [VIDEO]

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Zoe Fox
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'Hunger Games' Satire Blasts Politicians, Plays With Food [VIDEO]

International relief and development organization Oxfam America has released Food Games, a Hunger Games-inspired satire video featuring a food fight between an elephant and a donkey.

The animals irresponsibly throw around food, mimicking how Oxfam feels Congress is acting with the 2012 Farm Bill.

Oxfam's simple message: "When kids play with food it's cute. When Washington does, it costs lives."

Oxfam hopes Congress will vote to increase international food aid programs, because the Farm Bill will expire later this year. Though the organization says there is enough food on the planet to feed everyone, politics are getting in the way.

Oxfam is encouraging its supporters to target the House and Senate Agriculture committees on Twitter at @HouseAgNews and @SenateAg with links to the video. Oxfam also created an online petition, calling for food aid reform.

In addition to spreading on social media, Oxfam plans to run the video as a TV ad in the coming weeks.

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