What is Ingrid Newkirk?
[[File:Ingrid Newkirk by David Shankbone.jpg|thumbnail|Ingrid Newkirk in 2007]] '''Ingrid Newkirk''' (born June 11, 1949) is an [[animal rights]] activist. She started People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals ([[PETA]]) in 1980 with [[Alex Pacheco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/ingrid-newkirk-its-bizarre-to-kill-animals-for-a-sandwich-8944582.html|title=Ingrid Newkirk: 'It's bizarre to kill animals for a sandwich'|date=17 November 2013|website=The Independent}}</ref> It is the world's biggest animal rights organization. In 2007 [[HBO]] showed a [[documentary]] called ''I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094184/|title=I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> In 2010 [[Jezebel]] called Newkirk 'The Worst Person in the World'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jezebel.com/ingrid-newkirk-is-the-worst-person-in-the-world-5453982|title=Ingrid Newkirk Is The Worst Person In The World|first=Jenna|last=Sauers|website=Jezebel}}</ref> ==Other websites== *[http://www.ingridnewkirk.com/ Official website] ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Newkirk, Ingrid}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:American animal rights activists]] [[Category:Living people]] {{US-bio-stub}}