Michigan Church Ends Goldfish Giveaway at Annual Fair

September 2014

After a complainant told us that a church’s annual fair included giving goldfish away as prizes, we sent the church leaders a letter. They immediately spoke with the vendor and made the compassionate decision to end the practice permanently.

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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