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Schwartz, John. "PETA's Latest Tactic: $1 Million for Fake Meat." New York Times 21 Apr 2008, A16. Print.

This newspaper article presents a new side to the argument of whether or not PETA is unreasonable in trying to accomplish their goals. It presents a compromise put forth by PETA on the issue of eating meat – the idea of a substitute for meat that is essentially the same, but is created in a laboratory instead of taken from slaughtered animals. According to the article, PETA offers a one million dollar prize to anyone who can come up with an acceptable replacement for meat. However, it also discusses the problems this has caused within the organization, as some members are extremely uncomfortable with the idea of eating meat at all, real or fake.

Darnton, Nina. "Revolt of the Fur Bearers." Newsweek. 01 Jun 1992: n. page. Print.

This article from Newsweek may be from a few years ago, but it is still very relevant to the issue. The article describes a protest in which PETA members wore fur coats covered in blood in an attempt to dissuade the public from supporting the fur industry. There were differing viewpoints on whether this protest was a success, however. According to some people mentioned, they decided they would wear fur as a counter-protest to let PETA know that they would not have their free will affected by the protest.