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Currently, Ingrid Newkirk is 74 years, 10 months and 8 days old. Ingrid Newkirk will celebrate 75rd birthday on a Tuesday 11th of June 2024. Below we countdown to Ingrid Newkirk upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Ingrid Newkirk |
| Occupation | |
| Age | 74 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 11, 1949 (England) |
| Birthday | June 11 |
| Town/City | England |
| Nationality | England |
Ingrid Newkirk’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Ingrid Newkirk was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Famous as the co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Newkirk was instrumental in securing a 1985 amendment to the United States' Animal Welfare Act.
She joined the animal rights movement in the early 1970s and helped bring about legislation that set up a public fund for veterinary care and established Washington D.C.'s first clinic for the spaying and neutering of pets. A decade later, she and fellow Activist Alex Pacheco founded PETA.
Her animal rights-themed publications include The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights (published in 2009) and Making Kind Choices (2005).
She was raised in England as the daughter of a charity worker mother and an Engineer father. After moving to the United States in her late teens, she began a decade-long marriage to Steve Newkirk.
She and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder Paul Watson both had high-profile careers as animal rights Activists.
