Actor Arrested At Texas A&M During PETA Protest

An Academy Award-nominated actor is in trouble with the law after participating in a disruptive PETA protest on the Texas A&M campus. Police arrested 79-year-old James Cromwell on Thursday afternoon as he was protesting the university's dog breeding program. Cromwell was arrested inside a board of regents meeting on the College Station campus. He and another man are charged with disorderly conduct. PETA has condemned a lab that reportedly breeds dogs for muscular dystrophy research.

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