Letter: PETA doesn't put animals on same level as humans

Fern Jennings (Sept. 15) depicts the orangutans in Berosini's "care" as living in a "sanctuary." Real sanctuaries simulate animals' habitat, not a human's living room and certainly do not include dressing the animals in aprons and being taken to McDonald's in air-conditioned buses.

Instead of telling PETA members to "get a life," Jennings should work toward giving life back to the orangutans -- not dressing them up and parading them around for profit. To quote Desmond Morris, "No animal should be dominated or degraded to entertain us." Think about it.

Eileen C. Hatfield, PETA member

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