10 Vegetarians You Already Admire | PETA

Published June 18, 2013 by Liam Cronin. Last Updated January 26, 2018.

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Albert Einstein

3. Paul McCartney

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4. Bill Clinton

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5. Leonardo da Vinci

6. George Bernard Shaw

7. César Chávez

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8. Rosa Parks

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9. Morrissey

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10. James Cameron

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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