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Director Richard Linklater’s Exclusive Interview With PETA

Richard Linklater talks to PETA about Fast Food Nation, being “behind enemy lines” at a slaughterhouse, and why he’s a vegetarian. Learn more.

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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

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