July 2004
In St. Louis, Missouri, PETA alerted authorities to a possible dogfighting ring. Animal control seized eight pit bulls from the property and cited the occupants for operating a kennel without a license, cruel and inhumane treatment of animals, and unsanitary conditions.
Click here to read more about dogfighting, which is illegal but sadly still going on in the United States.
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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
