Ingrid Newkirk

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Ingrid Newkirk (born July 11, 1949) is a British-born animal rights activist, author, and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization. She co-founded PETA in 1980 with American activist Alex Pacheco, and is the author of several books about animal liberation, including Free the Animals, You Can Save the Animals, and Making Kind Choices, which has a foreword by Sir Paul McCartney.

Newkirk is best known for the stunts she organizes on behalf of PETA in order to promote animal rights and veganism. For instance, in her will, she has directed that her flesh be processed into "Newkirk Nuggets" and grilled on a barbecue and that her skin is to be made into wallets and her amputated feet into umbrella stands. [1]

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Early life

Ingrid Newkirk was born in England and grew up in New Delhi, India. In the 1970s, she worked for Montgomery County, Maryland, and then for the District of Columbia, as an animal protection officer and deputy sheriff, before becoming DC’s first female poundmaster in 1978.

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Relationship with the ALF

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Newkirk herself has written about how she has frequently publicized actions carried out by activists in the name of the Animal Liberation Front (Newkirk 2000).

She has been criticized by the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), for being willing to publicize information from the ALF, and for possibly having advance knowledge of an ALF action. According to U.S. Attorney Michael Dettmer (in a sentencing memorandum in the trial of Rod Coronado, an ALF activist convicted of an arson attack at Michigan State University) Newkirk "arranged ... days before the MSU arson occurred" to have Coronado send her stolen documents and a videotape from the attack. [2] (pdf)

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Works

  • Making Kind Choices : Everyday Ways to Enhance Your Life Through Earth- and Animal-Friendly Living. St. Martin's Griffin (January 1, 2005) ISBN 0312329938
  • Peta 2005 Shopping Guide For Caring Consumers: A Guide To Products That Are Not Tested On Animals. Book Publishing Company (TN) (October 30, 2004) ISBN 1570671664
  • Speaking Up For the Animals. DVD, PETA, June 1, 2004
  • Free the Animals: The Story of the Animal Liberation Front. Lantern Books, 2000, ISBN 1930051220
  • You Can Save the Animals : 251 Simple Ways to Stop Thoughtless Cruelty. Prima Lifestyles (January 27, 1999) ISBN 0761516735
  • 250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore You. Fireside (May 15, 1998) ISBN 0684836483
  • Compassionate Cook : Please don't Eat the Animals. Warner Books (July 1, 1993) ISBN 0446394920
  • Kids Can Save the Animals : 101 Easy Things to Do. Warner Books (August 1, 1991) ISBN 0446392715
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See also

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References

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