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Do animal rights matter? PETA president and cofounder Ingrid Newkirk has led the world\u2019s largest animal rights organization for more than 35 years. Her passion and dedication to making this world a better place for all living beings has inspired countless others to do what they can to help animals. She has spoken internationally on animal rights issues.

\n\nIngrid was born in Surrey, England, and lived in Europe until she was 7 years old, when she and her parents moved to New Delhi, where her father worked as a navigational engineer and her mother volunteered for Mother Teresa and various charities. Ingrid\u2019s early volunteer experiences\u2014packing pills and rolling bandages for people who were suffering from leprosy, stuffing toys for orphans, and feeding stray animals\u2014informed her view that anyone in need, including animals, is worthy of concern.

\n\nUnder Ingrid\u2019s leadership, legislation was passed to create the first-ever spay-and-neuter clinic in Washington, D.C. She coordinated the first arrest in U.S. history of a laboratory animal experimenter on cruelty charges and helped achieve the first anti-cruelty law in Taiwan. She spearheaded the closure of a Department of Defense underground \u201cwound laboratory,\u201d and she has initiated many other campaigns against animal abuse, including ending General Motors\u2019 car-crash tests on animals.

\n\nIngrid Newkirk\u2019s biography shows that she is an abolitionist who remains committed to the idea that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.
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