Ingrid Newkirk
Ingrid Newkirk
Ingrid E. Newkirkis an English-born British-American animal rights activist and the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the world's largest animal rights organization. She is the author of several books, including Making Kind Choicesand The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights: Simple Acts of Kindness to Help Animals in Trouble. Newkirk has worked for the animal-protection movement since 1972. Under her leadership in the 1970s as the District of Columbia's first female poundmaster, legislation was passed to...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth11 June 1949
We do not advocate right to life for animals.
We’re looking for good lawsuits that will establish the interests of animals as a legitimate area of concern in law.
At PETA, we often say that the issue of how animals are treated isn't just about them; it's about us, how we behave.
Even painless research is fascism, supremacism.
....we would like an end to pet shops and the breeding of animals.
I don't use the word 'pet.' I think it's speciest language. I prefer 'companion animal.' We would no longer allow... pet shops... Eventually companion animals would be phased out.
I will be the last person to condemn ALF [the Animal Liberation Front].
Eating meat is primitive, barbaric, and arrogant.
In the end, I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets altogether,
Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation.
Pet ownership is slavery. Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or be entertained by.
The tape shows experimenters using their power over the monkeys to torture and torment them, while lab supervisors stand by or even join in,
She has worn fur, so the innocent did not get hurt. It wasn't friendly fire.
We're asking kids to get hooked on kindness, not killing,