Bill Maher

Biography
Comedian and host of the show Real Time With Bill Maher. He is also an active animal rights activist quoted as saying: "To those people who say, 'My father is alive because of animal experimentation,' I say, 'Yeah, well, good for you. This dog died so your father could live.' Sorry, but I am just not behind that kind of trade-off."

Maher is an avid PETA supporter and has had the following collaborations with the radical group:

co-hosted PETA’s 21st Anniversary Party

wrote the foreword to PETA President Ingrid Newkirk’s book, You Can Save the Animals.

donated his winnings from Celebrity Jeopardy to PETA

was Master of Ceremonies at PETA’s 1996 “Animals Ball”

has appeared in PETA print advertisements and public service announcements

has appeared in public service announcements for PETA’s quasi-medical front group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

The Animal Liberation Front (ALF), an FBI-certified “domestic terror” group, recognizes Maher for his contributions to PETA.

Background
Comedian and host of the TV show Real Time With Bill Maher


Associated Organizations and Foundations

Organization: Farm Animal Reform Movement Position: National Council Member Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM) is on the outer fringes of the animal-rights universe. Its membership adheres to a strict vegan diet, and its... find out more »

Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Position: Endorser People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been described as "by far the most successful radical organization in America." The key word is... find out more »

Quotes

“To those people who say, `My father is alive because of animal experimentation,’ I say `Yeah, well, good for you. This dog died so your father could live.’ Sorry, but I am just not behind that kind of trade off.”
— US magazine, Feb 1999



“If ten people in America died of mad cow disease, in the long run it would save probably millions of lives. Because people would stop eating meat. That’s not a catty thing to say, to say -- in the long run this is what I hope.”
— Upon accepting the “Celebrity Animal Advocate of the Year award” at the “Animal Rights 2003” convention

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