January 2005
After receiving complaints from employees of Affiliated Computer Services in Austin, Texas, about a planned “kiss-a-pig” contest-an event that is terrifying for young pigs-we wrote to the CEO of the company and asked that the event be canceled or that a stuffed pig be substituted for the live animal. The company wrote back agreeing to alter the event so that no live pigs would be used.
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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
