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Charity Cancels Cruel Pig Races

January 2009

PETA was inundated with complaints about live pig races scheduled at the Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Maryland in Annapolis. We contacted Special Olympics organizers to notify them that it was cruel for exhibitors to haul pigs around the country and subject them to terrifying situations. Organizers responded on the eve of the event that “[t]here will be no pig races at the Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge” and extended an open invitation for all PETA members to participate.

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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

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