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Like humans, animals are capable of suffering and have interests in leading their own lives; therefore, they are not ours to use  for food, clothing, entertainment, experimentation or any other reason. PETA-named affiliates around the world educate policymakers and the public about cruelty to animals and promote an understanding of the right of all animals to be treated with respect.</p> <p>PETA US and PETA Europe work through public education, research, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement and protest campaigns.<br> </p> <p><br> </p> </td> <td width="224" valign="top"> <div id="rnav"><p>In This Section:</p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><a href="contact.asp"><img src="/web/20080517024600im_/http://peta.org.uk/images/120-cow_face.jpg" alt="Contact Us" height="90" width="120" align="left" border="0"></a><a href="contact.asp">Contact Us</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="jobs.asp"><img src="/web/20080517024600im_/http://peta.org.uk/images/120-chicken_talk.jpg" alt="Job Openings" height="90" width="120" align="left" border="0">Job Openings</a></td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org.uk/feat/annual07/index.asp" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080517024600im_/http://peta.org.uk/images/120-cats.jpg" alt="Annual Review" height="90" width="120" align="left" border="0"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org.uk/feat/annual07/index.asp" target="_blank">Annual Review</a></td> </tr> <tr><td><a href="milestones.asp"><img src="/web/20080517024600im_/http://peta.org.uk/images/120-pigs_cute.jpg" alt="Milestones" height="90" width="120" align="left" border="0">Milestones</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org/about/victories.asp" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080517024600im_/http://peta.org.uk/images/120-polarbear2.jpg" alt="PETA US Victories" height="90" width="120" align="left" border="0">PETA US Victories</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="site.asp"><img src="/web/20080517024600im_/http://peta.org.uk/images/120-dog_happy.jpg" alt="About This Site" height="90" width="120" align="left" border="0">About This Site</a></td></tr></table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </p> <p><br> </p> </td> </tr> </table>  <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="right"> <div id="bnav"> <ul> <li> <a target="_blank" class="footer" style="color: #BBBBBB" href="/web/20080517024600/http://peta.org.uk/about/default.asp?pf=true" onmouseover="window.status='View a printer-friendly version of this page'; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true"><img width="16" height="16" alt="*" title="" border="0" align="absmiddle" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600im_/http://www.peta.org/images/print.gif"></img> Printer-Friendly</a> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org/ref/recommend.asp" target="_blank">E-Mail This Page</a> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org.uk/lists.asp">Subscribe to E-News</a> </ul></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bnav2" height="20"> <div id="bnav2"> <ul> <li class="first"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org.uk/about/contact.asp">Contact PETA </a> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org.uk/about/disclaimer.asp">Disclaimer</a> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org.uk/about/priv.asp">Privacy Policy</a> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org/other.html" target="_blank">PETA Web Sites</a> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><a title="Click here to return to PETAuk.org" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600/http://www.peta.org.uk/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080517024600im_/http://www.petauk.org/page/addy.gif" alt="Click here to return to PETA.org.uk" height="20" width="570" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table>  </body> </html>

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