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Ingrid Newkirk
President, PETA
Ingrid Newkirk is an animal rights activist, an author, and the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). She is best known for the animal rights awareness campaigns she organizes on behalf of PETA, which she cofounded in 1980. As PETA's president, Ingrid has spoken internationally on animal rights issues—from the steps of the Canadian Parliament to the streets of New Delhi, India, and from the drowning tanks of Taiwan to the halls of the U.S. Congress. Newkirk is the author of several books, including Free the Animals, You Can Save the Animals, and 250 Things You can Do To Make Your Cat Adore You.
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Animal rights are an extension of the rules of compassion, Newkirk says.
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What am I doing to make sure I’m not harming animals needlessly?
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Both are founded in justice, Newkirk says.
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“What I do is try to open people’s mind and their hearts to the concept that you are faced with choices in every minute of your life.”
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PETA stands for the fact that animals need basic respect, and basic rights.