In other sections of the documentary, the filmmaker interviews Ingrid’s critics: the president of the Humane Society, as well as other animal-rights organizations that disagree with PETA’s tactics. A distinction is made between PETA’s work and that of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF)—which one critic claims is, “PETA by day, ALF by night.” Ingrid sticks to task, not claiming ownership of ALF’s initiatives, but smiling every time she gets word that ALF has sneaked into an animal testing laboratory at night to rescue test animals.

At one point, Ingrid says simply, “Animals only have their skins and their lives, but people even want to take that from them.” The vision behind this statement made watching I Am an Animal an hour-long lesson for me in what is right—and what is simply wrong.

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