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I plan to send my liver somewhere in France, to protest foie gras (liver pate) ... I plan to have handbags made from my skin ... and an umbrella stand made from my seat.

Ingrid Newkirk

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Ingrid Newkirk
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 11
Activist
Animal Rights Advocate
Film Director
Ingrid Elizabeth Newkirk
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