'''People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals''' ('''PETA''') is a [[leftist|far-Left]] "[[animal rights]]" organization focusing on what it calls the four main areas of [[animal]] suffering ([[factory farms]], [[animal testing]], [[clothing]] trade, and the [[entertainment]] industry), as well as other individual issues.<ref name="petafaq">[http://www.peta.org/about/ ''PeTA's Mission Statement'']</ref> It was founded in 1981 by [[Ingrid Newkirk]].
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'''People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals''' ('''PETA''') is a [[far-Left]] "[[animal rights]]" organization focusing on what it calls the four main areas of [[animal]] suffering ([[factory farms]], [[animal testing]], [[clothing]] trade, and the [[entertainment]] industry), as well as other individual issues.<ref name="petafaq">[http://www.peta.org/about/ ''PeTA's Mission Statement'']</ref> It was founded in 1981 by [[Ingrid Newkirk]].
PETA essentially claims that human beings are animals, and that (non-human) animals should have most of the same rights as [[human beings]].<ref>
PETA essentially claims that human beings are animals, and that (non-human) animals should have most of the same rights as [[human beings]].<ref>