IAmanAnimal:TheStoryofIngridNewkirkandPETA

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  • Howdidacontroversial,ultra-radicalorganizationbeco… Howdidacontroversial,ultra-radicalorganizationbecomethelargestanimalrightsgroupintheworld?Forthepast25years,IngridNewkirkandPeopleFortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals(PETA)havetirelesslyattackedoneofthepillarsofcivilization:mankind'suseofanimals.Ingridandhersupportersaredrivenbythesingle-mindedconvictionthathumansmustnotuseanimalsforanyreason-notforfood,clothing,medicalexperimentation,orevenforentertainment.Ingridworks18-hourdaysandlivesinaone-bedroomapartmentwithlittlefurniture.Shepubliclyhopesthatmadcowdiseasewillravagethecountry;shebelievesacureforAIDSisnotworththelifeofasinglemonkey;andwhenIngriddies,shewantsherbodydissected,eaten,andmadeintoclothing-asastatementofsolidaritywithnon-humananimals.HavingobtainedunprecedentedaccesstoIngridandtheactivitiesofherorganization,IAmAnAnimalthoroughlyexploresPETA'sunconventionalideologyanditsmilitantandextremetactics.TounderstandPETA'sstayingpowerandhowitbecamethemostsuccessfulradicalgroupinAmerica,thefilmfollowsseveralpresentdayactionsinadditiontoexaminingpastcontroversies.Atitscore,however,IAmAnAnimalisanintimate,provocativeprofileofonewoman'sprivatewaronbehalfofanimals.