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PETA asks to put some ‘snakes’ on a T train

Act would decry cruelty to reptiles

By Katherine Landergan

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  April 02, 2012

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an animal rights group, is seeking permission to decorate a Boston-area train car with rubber snakes, said Ingrid Newkirk, president of PETA. Newkirk said the stunt is intended to raise awareness about the cruel treatment of snakes in snakeskin factories.

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