January 2005
Following comments from PETA and many concerned citizens, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied a request to send a 16-month-old male tiger to the Baghdad Zoo in war-torn Iraq. The tiger was intended to “replace” a tiger who was shot and killed by an American soldier during a drunken party in September 2003.
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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?” READ MORE
— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind
