Two Stores in New York City Stop Selling Baby Slider Turtles!

November 2013

A compassionate citizen alerted PETA to two stores that were unlawfully selling baby slider turtles. We alerted law enforcement, and they seized 22 turtles and four betta fish and cited the stores’ owners.

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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

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