Once in a while you hear of a real nut. Ingrid Newkirk, cofounder, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is such a nut.
Her quotes include:
“Six million Jews died in concentration camps, but six billion broiler chickens will die this year in slaughterhouses.”
“Even if animal research resulted in a cure for AIDS, we’d be against it.”
“There is no rational basis for saying that a human being has special rights. A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. They’re all mammals.”
After learning of a suicide bombing in Israel, Ms Newkirk wrote a letter to Yasser Arafat --- because a donkey was used in the bombing. “We have received many calls and letters from people shocked at the bombing in Jerusalem … in which a donkey, laden with explosives, was intentionally blown up,” she wrote to Arafat. “If you have the opportunity, will you please add to your burdens my request that you appeal to all those who listen to you to leave the animals out of this conflict?”
When asked if she would try to persuade Arafat not to blow up people too, she replied. “It’s not my business to inject myself into human wars.”
When Harvard started offering a course in animal law, Ingrid is quoted, “We’re looking for good lawsuits that will establish the interests of animals as a legitimate concern in law.”
PETA has pressured corporations to stop giving to the March of Dimes because a small percentage of its resources go to organizations that do animal experimentation.
When a child dies you can wonder if PETA is a cause…….
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