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I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA

She’s tough, fearless, driven. A brilliant strategist and perhaps the most famous animal rights activist in the world. Buy the DVD at PETACatalog.org.

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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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