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Morgan A. Leyh, speaking on behalf of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), met with an audience interested in forming an organization of vegetarian students...
Leyh, who is the coordinator of PETA's newly-formed College Action Campaign, came to Harvard as part of her tour of New England colleges...
...PETA, formed in 1980 by a handful of volunteers, now has 100 employees in four countries and about 600,000 members worldwide. The group focuses both on case-by-case issues of advocacy and campaigns aimed at informing the public...
Leyh, who has worked on campaigns for PETA, once dressed up as "Libby the Lobster" at a lobster fest in Maine. She said she also enjoys confronting fur coat-wearers on the street...
Leyh said the amount of fossil fuel and water that go into the production of one hamburger could run a small car for 20 miles and supply water for 17 showers. And according to PETA, slaughterhouses and processing plants pollute water with millions of gallons of animal waste each year...