{"id":127121,"date":"2022-12-20T13:08:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T07:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=127121"},"modified":"2022-12-20T13:08:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T07:38:39","slug":"peta-indias-2022-sonakshi-sinha-named-as-person-of-the-year-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/peta-indias-2022-sonakshi-sinha-named-as-person-of-the-year-title\/","title":{"rendered":"PETA India\u2019s 2022: Sonakshi Sinha named as \u2018Person of the Year\u2019 title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PETA India\u2019s 2022 Person of the Year title:<\/strong> Sonakshi Sinha, a Bollywood actress, has been named PETA India&#8217;s Person of the Year for 2022. \u00a0Sonakshi\u2019s actions helped save the lives of many animals killed for fashion, but her strong advocacy for dog and cat rights earned her the title. She is actively involved in animal welfare activities and regularly voices out the need for stronger animal protection laws. The international animal rights non-profit group endorsed the title and\u00a0 celebrated the actions of the \u201cDabang\u201d actress for saving animal lives in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/daily-quiz-december-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">December 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same title was given to Alia Bhatt the year before. Former Supreme Court Justice KS Panicker Radhakrishnan, cricketer Virat Kohli, comedian Kapil Sharma, and actresses John Abraham, Anushka Sharma, Sunny Leone, R Madhavan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Hema Malini, and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja are just a few of the previous PETA India Person of the Year winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About PETA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PETA stands for People for Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA was founded in 1980 and is dedicated to&nbsp;<strong>establishing and defending the rights of all animals<\/strong>. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world, and PETA entities have more than 9 million members and supporters globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important takeaways for all competitive exams:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PETA Founders:Ingrid Newkirk, Alex Pacheco;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PETA Founded:&nbsp;22 March 1980;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PETA Headquarters:&nbsp;Norfolk, Virginia, United States;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PETA President:&nbsp;Ingrid Newkirk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PETA India\u2019s 2022 Person of the Year title: Sonakshi Sinha, a Bollywood actress, has been named PETA India&#8217;s Person of the Year for 2022. \u00a0Sonakshi\u2019s actions helped save the lives of many animals killed for fashion, but her strong advocacy for dog and cat rights earned her the title. 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