I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA
I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA

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How did a controversial, ultra-radical organization become the largest animal rights group in the world? For the past 25 years, Ingrid Newkirk and People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have tirelessly attacked one of the pillars of civilization: mankind's use of animals. Ingrid and her supporters are driven by the single-minded conviction that humans must not use animals for any reason - not for food, clothing, medical experimentation, or even for entertainment. ... (Full plot summary below)

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Bill Maher
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Ingrid Newkirk
Marc Bouwer
Alex Pacheco

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How did a controversial, ultra-radical organization become the largest animal rights group in the world? For the past 25 years, Ingrid Newkirk and People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have tirelessly attacked one of the pillars of civilization: mankind's use of animals. Ingrid and her supporters are driven by the single-minded conviction that humans must not use animals for any reason - not for food, clothing, medical experimentation, or even for entertainment. Ingrid works 18-hour days and lives in a one-bedroom apartment with little furniture. She publicly hopes that mad cow disease will ravage the country; she believes a cure for AIDS is not worth the life of a single monkey; and when Ingrid dies, she wants her body dissected, eaten, and made into clothing - as a statement of solidarity with non-human animals. Having obtained unprecedented access to Ingrid and the activities of her organization, I Am An Animal thoroughly explores PETA's unconventional ideology and its militant and extreme tactics. To understand PETA's staying power and how it became the most successful radical group in America, the film follows several present day actions in addition to examining past controversies. At its core, however, I Am An Animal is an intimate, provocative profile of one woman's private war on behalf of animals.

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User Review - 10/10 by Carly JGreat documentary! A note to those who think it is a documentary only glorifying PETA, there is criticism of the organization in there. Views from all sides!
User Review - 10/10 by Nicole GI thought this was a real eyeopener. While I dont agree with all of PETA's actions, I think sometimes people need the shock of a pie in the face...... It is horrible how animals are treated in this day and age, and someone needs to do something about it. At least these people at PETA have to strength to do something to help those without a voice!
User Review - 10/10 by Andrew Ksolid documentry and changes the viewpoints most people have of peta based off of media attention and some copy cats who don't know what they are protesting about, i don't agree with a pig is a dog is a boy because i don't believe that we are animals that is another discussion, but i haven't eaten poultry or ham, beef etc for two plus years and don't plan on ever going back because of the very things peta is fighting for animal cruelty is real and people need to wake up and stop pretending everything is fine and especially that most kids don't even know that the food they eat is the same farm animals they love and enjoy, i highly recommend this one it is an eye opener and well executed.
User Review - 10/10 by angel mI Am Glad Someone is doing something !!! Her ShockIng Tactics Are just what people need to Make them aware Nothing else would get attention .. All She Dose is for a cause That not many care about or turn A blind eye to .. Animal Abuse is allways At the edge Of Humanity Thank god their are Docudramas Like this .. Hopefully they are allways availible to those who want to know the truths of evils humans Commit on a daily basis *she goes into fur companys and smears blood on their windows hahahah you goo girl ;p
User Review - 8/10 by Patrick SWow I'm the fourth person on Facebook to review this. I saw it on TV a few weeks back. While it was quite PETA-centric it was still enjoyable to watch. There was a little info alluding to PETA being extreme but they didn't really get into it. Watching this though has helped me understand PETA a bit more and recognize where they are coming from. Some of it seems a bit silly but Ingrid herself says they have needed to step it up in recent years otherwise no one takes notice. She would rather not resort to crazy tactics but has no other choice. Usually to most they seem like extremists but the things they are fighting in the documentary seem pretty rational.
User Review - 8/10 by Private UI Like this movie because it shows WHERE ur meat comes from and it makes me more proud of myself for being a vegetarian. Animals shouldnt be treated like this a all!
User Review - 8/10 by Alex BI think Ingrid Newkirk is absolutely batshit insane and that PETA does more harm than good, and I like that this documentary reaffirms my feelings. At the same time, though, I feel like a PETA supporter would see the same things and feel like it reaffirmed their feelings. There's even some more incriminating things regarding the organization that the filmmakers decided to not include, which I think was in an effort to make the whole thing more fair, and I think it worked.
User Review - 8/10 by Harry TPETA's ideology is openly discussed by supporters and detractors. While many of their actions are worldwide criticized, there is one thing I can't deny: they've brought so much awareness about the cruelty of the treatment of animals all around the world. Even though I don't agree with them in everything I hope their voice never vanishes.
User Review - 8/10 by Thomas BPeople who've seen the naked protests or the attention-grabbing magazine ads--or those who stumbled onto one of many Web-based campaigns on animal abuse--know People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, but do they know the people behind PETA? "I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA" takes you behind the scenes of the most recognizable--and controversial--animal rights organization. Watch as PETA plants a man in a slaughterhouse (who later recalls animal rape and torture); Newkirk, the organization's president, saves a malnourished dog from its owner, sets it up in one of PETA's posh animal suites (complete with toys and background music) and puts it to sleep; and both PETA and its detractors speak out on the organization. Most fascinating, however, are all things Newkirk. Here's a woman who was married to a man whom she said posed no problems, but whom she divorced only because the marriage was obstructing her work with animals (that is, she hadn't the time for him); this is a woman who recalls, as a child, wanting to severely wound a man who mistreated a dog; she's someone who, in her will, wants to be barbecued (literally) and have her skin used to make fashion accessories, so that people can see (as she tells it) that we are animals, too. (Her explanation of that is reason enough to watch this HBO documentary.)
User Review - 8/10 by Jean-Francois V"I Am an Animal" is a portrait of British-born founder of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Ingrid Newkirk, combining interviews with Newkirk herself and her supporters and detractors with reports on the day-to-day workings of PETA, from covert operations to the organisation of media events. The portrait as a whole is sympathetic (Newkirk herself endorses the film), though the more controversial elements of Newkirk's action are not glossed over. Several references are made to her testament, calling for her meat to be barbecued and her skin to be used as leather, and she does confess to her approval of the terrorist methods of the Animal Liberation Front, though she denies financially supporting them. As a vegan Catholic and a conservative (a rare breed indeed, judging by my totally unsuccessful Facebook group), I have mixed opinions about Newkirk (I was about to say mixed feelings, but I realise I like her very much.) She is an atheist- because of the problem of evil, which I find to be the least unreasonable motive for denying the existence of God, though it is a bad reason anyway- and favours euthanasia for sick animals, which I am not sure is much better for them than it is for humans. However, I am not sure I would criticise either her methods or her temperament. In fact, I was surprised by the level-headedness and the professionalism of PETA as shown in the documentary (all the more so as the movie poster makes Newkirk look like a raving maniac, which she isn't.) You don't get the impression that they are a bunch of agitated leftists, fueled by a pathological anger and a completely distorted view of facts, and prone to use counterproductive strategies because they are deluded about the way the world works. On the contrary, I was impressed by their ability to prioritize, their efficiency, and the obvious compassion that motivates them. In fact, I am not sure that, being confronted to the same kind of horrors and bad faith that they encounter everyday, I would be able to maintain such composure. One example of Newkirk's sense of priorities is her decision not to obsess over a rather marginal case of a man mistreating big cats in a squalid breeding plant and to focus instead on the annual slaughter of turkeys for Thanksgiving. It takes guts to challenge the majority of meat-eaters by defending an animal they despise and routinely kill rather than make a fuss about some convenient, isolated scapegoat which makes everybody feel good by comparison. My only problem with the documentary is that it enables several people from various animal welfare organisations to criticise Newkirk's methods, but it does not give us any information as to what their methods are and how effective they are compared to hers. I personally understand the rationale for Newkirk's stunts. As she says herself, we live in an age of sound bites when most people will not listen to an extended argument and you have to come up with very short, simple and striking messages. The fault is not with PETA, but with the debased intelligence of our media and of the audience they generate. As for the Jewish ADL's contention that the parallels between animal exploitation and the Shoah "trivialise the Holocaust", well, it all depends on how trivial you think the ongoing annual slaughter of billions of sentient creatures is. Newkirk herself has a few reservations about the film, but they are minor. For instance, the HBO crew missed a few opportunities, such as documenting her 24 hours in jail after the Jean-Paul Gaultier stunt (for which they used washable paint, which the documentary does not say.) So it seems that the only thing wrong with the film is that it is simply too short. As with most documentaries on the animal problem, "I Am an Animal" does show quite a few very disturbing images of animals being abused. I must confess I closed my eyes once or twice, as words and abstractions are enough to convince and motivate me, and it may take me weeks to recover from such gruesome images (which is what happened with the twenty minutes or so of "Earthlings" I have so far been able to watch.) But if that's what you need to start caring and go vegan, I suggest you leave your eyes open.

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