April 2004
Thanks to pressure from PETA, a Jensen Beach, Florida, man was convicted of felony cruelty to animals for muzzling his dog and trying to castrate him by tying dental floss around his scrotum. The dog was taken for emergency veterinary care and had to be euthanized.
Read about the link between animal and human abuse.
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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
