PETA Campaign Leads to First Animal Protection Regulation in Bolivian Military

April 2009

After nearly a month of intense PETA campaigning against horrific combat training exercises conducted by the Bolivian military–in which live dogs were shown in a video being tied down, stabbed repeatedly, and screaming in agony–the Bolivian Ministry of Defense ended the killing by issuing the military’s first-ever animal protection regulation–Resolution 217–which “prohibit[s] all acts of violence, exploitation, [and] mistreatment that provokes the death of animals.”

 

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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