Dog With Collar Growing Into His Neck Rescued in Virginia

July 2004

PETA’s Community Animal Project came to the rescue of an elusive dog in Virginia. He had been running at large for months with a collar embedded in his neck causing a badly infected wound that was full of maggots.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“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?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind