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One hates to be absolute, but in my view, there is no such thing as humane meat.
Ingrid Newkirk
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Ingrid Newkirk
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 11
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Animal Rights Advocate
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Ingrid Elizabeth Newkirk
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I will be the last person to condemn ALF [the Animal Liberation Front].
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