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PETA President In Pasadena This Week
By TRICIA AREND
Published: Monday, July 13, 2009 | 9:10 PM
You can do it for the circus elephant, for the laboratory rat or for
the deer hunted in the forest. When you change your life by refusing
to buy into animal suffering in the food, clothing and entertainment
industries, you give hope to all animals, both large and small.
Or so says Ingrid Newkirk, founder and president of People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), in her new book "The PETA
Practical Guide To Animal Rights," a comprehensive summation outlining
the issues PETA cares about and the measures every individual can
adopt to promote the animal rights movement.
According to Newkirk, her latest publication is an attempt to empower
people to live a kinder, more exciting, choice-filled life that is
considerate of and compassionate towards all animals.
"I don't want people
to just be depressed when you tell them how
animals suffer in the various food and clothing and entertainment
industries. I wanted to point people in the right direction so they
can feel good about being kind to animals and can actively participate
in being kind," Newkirk explained.
Readers are drawn into a world where fish bond with their owners,
where birds barter with humans and where snails embark on escape
adventures to avoid the pot. Newkirk tells of her personal experiences
with animals of various breeds and species to show that animals have
emotions, and she brings to life the personality of each animal she
describes to show his or her individuality.
Newkirk does this so readers can begin "a serious examination of why
it's important to avoid hurting animals or having animals hurt in your
name."
"These are the individual stories about animals - the smallest, the
ugliest, the most unfamiliar to us, the animals who show that they are
interested in joy, that are full of love and even altruism and that
value their lives as much as any of us do, as much as that dog and cat
at home does," she said.
"The PETA Practical Guide To Animal Rights" focuses on a number of
issues, including dissection, animals in entertainment, animal
experimentation, animals as dinner and clothing and coping with
"pests". Each chapter is followed by a guide outlining "What You Can
Do" and frequently ask
ed questions and answers pertaining to the
chapter's topic.
"I wanted to tell the story and then have a handy resources guide,"
Newkirk explained. "People have questions. They're curious as to why
we take [animal rights] a step further and a step further, and this
explains exactly what goes on."
Since Newkirk founded PETA in the 1980's, the world has witnessed
significant changes in the ways in which animals are treated. Car
companies no longer use baboons and pigs in crash tests, a majority of
super markets now carry vegan-friendly food, people are learning about
animal cruelty and choice policies at a faster rate thanks to the
Internet and PETA's online Web site, students have begun to use
computer programs in place of dissecting animals in class and many
companies have abandoned testing on animals, Newkirk said.
But, she added, PETA cannot fix everything, and animal rights
sympathizers shouldn't just wait for PETA and others to bring about
future progress - they should get involved and do their part.
"PETA's waiting on you," Newkirk said. "Do it for yourself, do it for
your kids, do it for your dog."
The book isn't only for animal rights activists - it appeals to anyone
who loves animals and is looking for ways to promote animal rights,
Newkirk added.
Quoting the famous American novelist Henry James, Newkirk said, "There
are three important things in life. The20first is to be kind, the
second is to be kind and the third is to be kind."
"I think every kind person will get something and hopefully a lot from
this book," she said.
Readers can pick up a copy of Newkirk's book and hear more about the
animal rights issues outlined on its pages at Newkirk's book signing
in Pasadena this Thursday, July 16, at 7 p.m. The book signing will be
held at Vroman's Bookstore, located at 695 E. Colorado Blvd.

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