January 2005
After receiving letters sent by PETA and local residents explaining the cruelty to animals and human injury risks associated with donkey basketball, the Issaquah School District superintendent in Washington canceled a donkey-basketball event that was scheduled at Skyline High School.
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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?” READ MORE
— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind
