PETA Shelters Needy Dogs in North Carolina

April 2004

PETA made its first delivery of 27 doghouses to needy dogs in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. A local newspaper reporter rode along on a few of our deliveries and did a wonderful story about the program. We have been flooded with calls from community members, requesting houses for their dogs.

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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