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Pet ownership is slavery. Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or be entertained by.

Ingrid Newkirk

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