Editing Linda McCartney (section)

====Animal rights activist====
A strong advocate of animal rights, Linda lent her support to many organizations, such as [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA), the [[Campaign to Protect Rural England|Council for the Protection of Rural England]], and [[Friends of the Earth]]. She was also a patron of the [[League Against Cruel Sports]].<ref name="McCartneysLunch"/> She narrated a TV advertisement for PETA in which she said: "Have you ever seen a fish gasping for breath when you take it out of the water? They're saying, 'Thanks a lot for killing me. It feels great, you know.' No! It hurts!"<ref name="FishFeelPain">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19990909&id=USwiAAAAIBAJ&pg=1193,5116144|title=Activists Target Fish Menus|newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]]|date=September 9, 1999|access-date=April 9, 2012|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306171922/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19990909&id=USwiAAAAIBAJ&pg=1193,5116144|url-status=live}}</ref> After her death, PETA created the Linda McCartney Memorial Award.<ref name="MemAward">{{cite web |url=http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-morrissey_accept.asp |title=News |publisher=[[PETA]] |access-date=April 9, 2012 |archive-date=May 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505205112/http://www.peta2.com/OUTTHERE/o-morrissey_accept.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>