German States Say ‘No’ to U.S. Military’s Animal Abuse

August 2010

Following several official complaints from PETA and a protest by PETA Germany, the German government rejected a U.S. Army application to cut up and kill animals for military trauma training exercises at one of the army’s bases in Germany. Government officials ruled that because humane non-animal training methods are readily available, these cruel and crude laboratories would violate Germany’s animal protection laws.

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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