October 2003
PETA got a dog on a military base in Louisiana–left chained on the porch while her owner left to go on vacation for 10 days–after neighbors alerted us that the dog had two collars deeply embedded in her neck and was suffering from an infection. The dog was seized by military police on a weekend and was treated by the base vet.
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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?”
— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind
