January 2004
After learning about a goat farmer in Portage, Washington, who bludgeoned baby goats to death with a hammer and sliced open the bellies of pregnant goats having difficulty giving birth without anesthesia, PETA contacted local authorities and the farmer has been charged with felony cruelty to animals.
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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
