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1. Many people consider the modern animal rights movement to have begun in 1975 with a publication by Australian philosopher Peter Singer. What book did he write?
2. Perhaps the most radical wing of the animal rights movement started as an English group called the Band Of Mercy. Operating clandestinely, this group invades laboratories and other animal facilities to free animals and disrupt production. Who are these 'freedom fighters for animals'?
3. A controversial US animal group is often in the news for its publicity stunts for suggesting that college students would be healthier drinking beer than milk. By what acronym is this group known?
4. What does the acronym PETA stand for?
5. This founder of PETA is most famous for a quote from the Washington Post interview, 'A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy'. She was referring to the fact that all of these creatures are capable of feeling pain, in fact the part that was left out was, 'When it comes to feeling pain...' Taken out of context, it has been used by anti-AR spokespeople as a sign of inhumanity. Who made this statement?
6. In 1981, PETA's founders participated in the case that launched the animal rights movement in America. This case, alleging cruelty and mistreatment of laboratory animals, eventually reached the Supreme Court. Who were the animals involved in this case?
7. In 1984, videotape was released of yet another horrifying experiment. It showed conscious animals being operated on and mocked by lab technicians. During the film, while teasing an animal, one tech said, 'You'd better hope the anti-vivisection people don't get ahold of this'. What kind of animals were being used in this lab?
8. This 1987 movie was, at first, viewed as a positive step for the animal rights movement, as it carried a strong anti-vivisection message. Later, however, allegations of animal abuse during the filming of the movie became the primary focus. Name this movie, which depicted military research on chimpanzees?
9. One of PETA's most famous publicity stunts, carried out in large cities throughout the world, consisted of having naked men and women parade through the streets (usually in winter weather!) holding a large banner that covered strategic portions of their anatomy. This banner read, 'I'd Rather Go Naked than...'
10. In some respects, the March For The Animals, held in Washington DC, marked the beginning of a transition time in the U.S. animal rights movement.One event that will never be forgotten by participants is that Christopher Reeve (before his horseriding accident) gave a speech that called for moderation rather than abolition of animal experimentation. In what year did this march take place?
11. One of the issues of concern to the animal rights movement is the raising of animals for food. How many warm-blooded animals are killed for food every year in the United States?
12. A new tactic in the AR movement has been the passage of state laws by citizen initiative. The first successful such campaign took place in California in 1990. What animal did the initiative protect?
13. Animal rights has become widely accepted in this country, which has banned fur farming and factory farming.
14. Trapping animals with steel-jawed leghold traps is illegal in most states in the US.
15. Under U.S. Federal law, animals undergoing experimentation must be given adequate anaesthetics and pain relief and alternatives to animals must be used whenever possible.
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