Ingrid Newkirk

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

A candid and introspective look at the extreme beliefs and motives of Ingrid Newkirk, the British-born co-founder and driving force behind People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal-rights organization.

From attacking scientists and destroying labs to desecrating graves and intimidating staff, militant animal rights activists are prepared to do anything to further their cause. How do they justify their actions? Are they freedom fighters or terrorists? This slick investigation goes undercover with the ALF. We join them on raids to liberate animals and hear from the scientists they target. A probing report into extremist activism.

Le Temps des bêtes is a sociological, philosophical, and poetic exploration of cruelty and compassion in the age of neoliberalism.

Transcripts and videotape of traumatic head injury tests at the University of Pennsylvania. Following a PETA campaign, these experiments on baboons were halted. You can read more about this thrilling story in PETA President Ingrid Newkirk’s book “Free the Animals.”

The horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City is highly controversial. Animal rights activists say that the operation of horse-drawn carriages should be banned because it is inhumane and unsafe. Through original footage and interviews with carriage drivers, veterinary experts, accident witnesses, leading animal rights activists, city politicians, tourists, residents who live near the horses and people who have rescued carriage horses from slaughter, Blinders takes viewers behind the scenes to expose the truth behind the tradition.