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Cruelty at the Eastern Carolina University Dog Lab

PETA’s exposé of the use of an inadequately anesthetized dog in medical training prompted the university to declare a moratorium on the use of live animals. Learn more.

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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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