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Lena Headey’s Interview With PETA

Lena Headey talks to PETA about the horrors behind the scenes in circuses that use animals and why she wanted to get involved.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind

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