Written by PETA | June 24, 2011
Many people will remember Peter Falk1 best as the detective on the hit television series Columbo, but PETA will remember him fondly as a real-life hero for animals.
He was one our first celebrity supporters and helped us defeat Bobby Berosini2, the Las Vegas animal trainer who was caught beating the orangutans he used in his nightclub act, more than two decades ago.
Peter took his concern for animals with him to the workplace, too, permitting only cruelty-free cosmetics3 on the set of Columbo.
He signed PETA s Get Gillette Off the Set petition, demanding the removal of Gillette products from all studio sets, offices, and facilities.
On PETA s behalf, Peter wrote to the Fraternal Order of Police to ask police and sheriff s departments not to use elephants4 in fundraisers, saying, You do not have to be a detective to know that, after years of confinement, chains, and beatings with bullhooks, these animals are going to rebel.
He also penned a letter5 to law-enforcement officials, reminding them that people who abuse and kill animals rarely stop there; cruelty to animals6 is often a precursor to other violent crimes.
Peter did his best to help solve cruelty to animals, and he will be sorely missed by his friends at PETA.
References
- ^ Peter Falk (watching-tv.ew.com)
- ^ Bobby Berosini (www.highbeam.com)
- ^ cruelty-free cosmetics (www.peta.org)
- ^ elephants (www.peta.org)
- ^ letter (www.peta.org)
- ^ cruelty to animals (www.peta.org)
Excerpt from:
Animals Lose Dear Friend Peter Falk PETA’s Blog PETA
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