Who Watched "I Am an Animal" Last Night? November 20, 2007
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I certainly did! I'd been looking forward to watching HBO's I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA since I first saw cameras around the office back when I was interning. Lara had a viewing party at her apartment, so a bunch of us got together with snacks and drinks in hand to tune in. You can imagine that there were certainly a lot of "Hey, there's Jason!" types of comments floating around.
Anyway, the documentary did not disappoint. Anyone who watched was able to catch a glimpse of what it's like to be Ingrid and what she goes through on a daily basis. I don't want to give anything away for those of you who haven't seen it yet, but the movie definitely gave me an extra dose of inspiration—I hope it caused those of you who saw it to feel the same way. We've already heard from many of you, and the resounding response is that your respect has only increased for Ingrid and PETA, and we're really happy to hear that!
One of the parts of the film I found to be really heart-wrenching was our undercover investigation into a Butterball Turkey Plant. I'd seen the investigation footage before, but it's always horrifying to watch and hear about what's happening to these animals. Not only that, I could never imagine having the courage and strength it takes to be an undercover investigator. People who conduct our undercover investigations have to mask any empathy they have for animals in order to get footage to show people what is really happening to animals. In honor of the 50,000 birds killed daily at the turkey plant investigated and the brave folks who went undercover to expose the cruelty, please watch our Butterball investigation and pass it along to your family and friends before Thanksgiving.
If you watched the documentary, what did you think of it? And if not, are you planning on checking it out? Hint: The correct answer is yes.
♥ Marta
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I thought it was amazing. It really showed me how liberal PETA can be. It made me see why PETA is the most controversal animal rights organization in the world. People might question her obscure methods of delivering the message to people about how it is unncessary to exploit animals, however, if we were to go about changing peoples minds in a more quiet and less graphic way, the people are never going to realize how much cruelty is inflicted upon the animal population. Very informative documentary about the secret life of Ingrid and PETA.
Posted by: Luis at November 20, 2007 5:35 PMHave to wait for tomorrow! Then it airs in Canada!!!
Posted by: Melissa at November 20, 2007 6:22 PMyess!!
i did watch it!!
and oh my animal testing is BAD!!!
mann!!
im thinking of going from vegeterian to VEGAN!!
i want to get more people to become veg!!!
i already got 1..
now i NEED THOUSANDS more to go!!
lol.
I wished I could have seen it. We don't get HBO. Maybe it's just Canada, or maybe it's just me....but blah. I wish I could have seen it though! I'm sure it's great.
Posted by: Brittani at November 20, 2007 7:14 PMDo they show it on any other channel apart from HBO? and if so, on sky/british tv?
Posted by: Aliya at November 21, 2007 12:40 PMThose are always soo sad to see, especially those news people, i want to kick them all in the nuts. But damn, i deffinatly do like peta more then i already did, Ten out of Five!! because of inspiration points...and that turkey was so cuteee, i loved the music and the couch, she had her own little room haha, it was knarly
allllsoo made my dad cry when it showed the turkey farms..oooohhh i think it got him, hope it did. WOOOOOO!
BILL maher! and i also just found out rob zombie was cool about vegetarianism, is he vegan? i always want to know.. ah wonderful.
A cruelty free happy thanksgiving to all indeed
Did they show it on ANY other channels besides HBO b/c I thought you had to pay for that! AGGGHHHHH!
BE HAPPY, HEALTHY, CHEERY, AND MEAT FREE!!!!!!! :D
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I watched it with my omnivorous mom. The movie made her disagree with Ingrid's viewpoints even more. My mom just viewed her as sneaky and deceitful while I looked up to her even more as an indefatigable hero who goes to extreme lengths to explain that we DO NOT NEED to exploit animals to live.
I gotta get my mom to sit through Earthlings somehow....
:)
Posted by: Jessy at November 20, 2007 4:36 PM