Ingrid Newkirk

Ingrid Newkirk is the co-founder and current president of PETA, the world's largest animal rights organization. Her books include Free the Animals, You Can Save the Animals, 250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore You, The Compassionate Cook, The PETA Celebrity Vegan Cookbook, and Kids Can Save the Animals. Her latest book, Making Kind Choices is forwarded by Sir Paul McCartney.

Newkirk was born in England on July 11, 1949 and grew up in New Delhi, India. In the 1970s, Newkirk worked for Montgomery County (Maryland), and then for the District of Columbia, as an animal protection officer and deputy sheriff, before becoming DC’s first female poundmaster in 1978. She co-founded PETA in 1980 with established animal-rights activist Alex Pacheco. She is supportive to Peter Singer's views on bestiality.

Reference

• PETA website
• Ingrid Newkirk's website
• PETA timeline