April 2004
PETA received a link to video footage of three Case Western Reserve University students torturing and killing a hamster, including one student biting off the live hamster’s leg and head. We immediately contacted the university and authorities and all three students were charged with cruelty.
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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
