Washington Man Charged for Starving Dog

October 2003

After a Washington Humane Society agent found an emaciated dog tied to a tree, PETA wrote to the district attorney, and the owner was charged with cruelty to animals.

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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