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The bottom line is that people dont have the right to manipulate or to breed dogs and cats ... If people want toys, they should buy inanimate objects. If they want companionship, they should seek it with their own kind.
Ingrid Newkirk
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Ingrid Newkirk
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 11
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Ingrid Elizabeth Newkirk
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