Whether you love People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals or hate them, you have to admit the group is really good at getting attention. The Norfolk, Va.-based animal welfare organization manages to routinely trigger right-wing types, who troll the group with T-shirts and bumper stickers repurposing the PETA acronym as “People Eating Tasty Animals.” Their in-your-face tactics also frequently turn off left-leaning folk who otherwise might be inclined to lend support to their cause. Regardless of where you stand on the group, one of PETA’s most effective weapons in its arsenal has been to call out high-profile people for actions that draw disapproval. And PETA’s latest target, of all people, is UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov . Video from 1997 of a young Nurmagomedov wrestling a bear showed up on YouTube in 2017
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PETA outraged by Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestling bears, calls on UFC to act – MMA Junkie