May 11, 2015
After PETA sent out action alerts and PETA Foundation counsel testified at various hearings and sent information to council members, the Richmond, Virginia, City Council voted to ban the use of bullhooks. The ban will take effect in 2018.
“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
