Claim: Joaquin Phoenix campaigns for an animal rights group.
Evidence: He has been a vegan since the age of three , and campaigns for PETA and In Defense of Animals.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -LRB- PETA -LSB- ˈpiːtə -RSB- stylized PeTA -RRB- is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk , Virginia , and led by Ingrid Newkirk , its international president.
In Defense of Animals -LRB- IDA -RRB- is an animal rights organization founded in 1983 in San Rafael , California , USA.