PETA has been known for its notorious fight for animal rights. They are thought of as extreme activists, often going to frightening lengths to make an impact on their beliefs for animal rights. PETA is against eating meat, animal testing, using animals to make clothes, and pretty much anything else that has to do with using an animal for any other means than to look at it. Although, PETA has made some great campaigns against animal cruelty, and have grown to gain attention and sponsorship from celebrities such as Pamela Anderson, Paul McCartney, and Moby, PETA is also know for its shady financial reports and unethical campaigns and rallying that go against finding cures for diseases such as AIDS. Supposedly Ingrid Newkirk, president of PETA, is quoted as stating that “Even if animal research resulted in a cure for AIDS, we’d be against it.” This is a very harsh statement, and some people refer to it as being anti-human. According to Newkirk’s spokesperson and campaign coordinator, Newkirks words were misquoted and that Newkirk feels that animal testing has made little headway in the search for an AIDS cure and sees no reason to continuously torture animals for such insignificant results. Well, no matter how it’s put, Newkirk really seemed to have put her foot in her mouth for this one.