January 2008
After a whistleblower faxed PETA the brochure for a thyroid-disease conference at which a “live dissection” was to be performed on pigs, PETA sent the conference organizers a list of alternatives that would teach medical professionals the skills that they need without harming animals. The organizers canceled the pig dissection in favor of demonstrations using human cadavers.
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”
— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind
