July 2004
Thanks to pressure from PETA, justice was served in the case of 12 Canada geese who were intentionally run over and killed by a man in a car in Albert Lea, Minnesota. The perpetrator was issued a federal citation for violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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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
