Ingrid Newkirk
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Ingrid Newkirk (born June 11, 1949) is an animal rights activist. She started People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 1980 with Alex Pacheco.[1] It is the world's biggest animal rights organization. In 2007 HBO showed a documentary called I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA.[2] In 2010 Jezebel called Newkirk 'The Worst Person in the World'.[3]
Ingrid Newkirk Media
Newkirk talking to Wikinews about herself and her legacy
One of the Silver Spring monkeys in a restraint chair
Newkirk and Matthew Galkin, who directed I Am an Animal, the story of Newkirk's life
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Other websites
References
- ↑ Ingrid Newkirk: 'It's bizarre to kill animals for a sandwich'. The Independent (17 November 2013).
- ↑ I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA.
- ↑ Sauers, Jenna. Ingrid Newkirk Is The Worst Person In The World. Jezebel.
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