Final Project: An Analysis of PETA

WARNING: possibly distressing imagery and discussion regarding animal welfare What is PETA? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is a nonprofit organization founded in 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco. PETA’s core mission is a rejection of “speciesism” and a “human-supremacist worldview” and is considered one of, if not the most, …

Caring for a Bird Feeder’s Archnemesis

In the fall of 2018, I was lucky enough to procure an internship at the Florida Wildlife Hospital. With the mission statement "keeping wildlife wild", they are a vital resource in teaching Florida residents how to safely interact with wild animals and the best ways to help an animal in distress. Most of my responsibilities …