North Carolina Nissan Dealership Pulls the Plug on Animal Displays

April 2005

After hosting a display that featured tiger cubs and later hearing from PETA about the cruelty to animals and dangers to people associated with such exotic-animal displays, the general manager of Don Williamson Nissan in Jacksonville, North Carolina, has announced that his dealership has “no intention” of hosting another live-animal exhibit in the future.

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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