Victory: No SeaQuest on Long Island

Following a campaign by PETA and Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (LION) that included spirited protests, appeals to town officials, support from Alec Baldwin, and testimonies at town board meetings, sordid mall aquarium chain SeaQuest withdrew its application to open an aquarium inside the Westfield Sunrise mall in Massapequa.

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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

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