Trucking Company Ordered to Clean Hazardous Waste Site

May 2012

PETA alerted state and federal agencies about allegations that a trucking company was dumping and storing hazardous chemicals, which is both illegal and dangerous for wildlife. The company is now being made to clean up the site, a likely time-consuming and costly endeavor. The company’s managers could face massive fines or incarceration.

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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