1.Upon my death, it is my wish that my body be used in a manner thatdraws attention to needless animal suffering and exploitation. Toaccomplish this, I direct that my body be donated to People for theEthical Treatment of Animals (PETA), 501 Front Street, Norfolk,Virginia 23510, to be used in whatever manner it chooses in order toaccomplish the specified purpose, with the hope that most of my bodywill be put to use in the United States, with parts also dispatched toawaken the public consciousness of governments and citizens in theUnited Kingdom, where I was born, in India, my beloved childhood home,and in Canada, Germany, and France.

2. While thefinal decision as to the use of my body remains with PETA, I make thefollowing suggested directions:

a. That the “meat” of my body, or a portion thereof, be used for ahuman barbecue, to remind the world that the meat of a corpse is allflesh, regardless of whether it comes from a human being or anotheranimal, and that flesh foods are not needed;

b. That my skin, or a portion thereof, be removed and made into leatherproducts, such as purses, to remind the world that human skin and theskin of other animals is the same and that neither is “fabric” norneeded, and that some skin be tacked up outside the Indian Leather Faireach year to serve as a reminder of the government’s need to abate thesuffering of Indian bullocks who, after a life of extreme andinvoluntary servitude, as I have seen firsthand, are exported all overthe world in this form;

c. That in remembrance of the elephant-foot umbrella stands and tigerrugs I saw, as a child, offered for sale by merchants at ConnaughtPlace in Delhi, my feet be removed and umbrella stands or otherornamentation be made from them, as a reminder of the depravity ofkilling innocent animals, such as elephants, in order that we might usetheir body parts for household items and decorations;

d. That one of my eyes be removed, mounted, and delivered to theadministrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a reminderthat PETA will continue to be watching the agency until it stopspoisoning and torturing animals in useless and cruel experiments; thatthe other is to be used as PETA sees fit;

e. That my pointing finger be delivered to Kenneth Feld, owner ofRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, or to a circus museum tostand as the “Greatest Accusation on Earth” on behalf of the countlesselephants, lions, tigers, bears, and other animals who have beenkidnapped from their families and removed from their homelands inIndia, Thailand, Africa, and South America and deprived of all that isnatural and pleasant to them, abused, and forced into involuntaryservitude for the sake of cheap entertainment;

f. That my liver be vacuum-packed and shipped, in whole or in part, toFrance, to there be used in a public appeal to persuade shoppers not tosupport the vile practice of force-feeding geese and ducks for foiegras;

g. That one of my ears be removed, mounted, and sent to the CanadianParliament to assist them in hearing, for the first time perhaps, thescreams of the seals, bears, raccoons, foxes, and minks bludgeoned,trapped, and sometimes skinned alive for their pelts; that the otherear be removed, preserved, and displayed outside the Deonar abattoir inMumbai to remind all who do business there that the screams of thecattle who are slaughtered within its walls are heard around the world;

h. That one of my thumbs be removed, mounted upwards on a plaque, andsent to the person or institution that, in the year of my death orthereabouts, PETA decides has done the most to promote alternatives tothe use and abuse of animals in any area of their exploitation;

i. That one of my thumbs be mounted in a downward position and sent tothe person or institution that, in the year of my death or thereabouts,has gone against the changing tide of societal opinion and frightenedand hurt animals in some egregious manner;

j. That a little part of my heart be buried near the racetrack atHockenheim, preferably near the Ferrari pits, where Michael Shumacherraced in and won the German Grand Prix;

k. That anything else be done with my body that PETA believes willserve to draw attention to and so abate the plight of exploited animals.

3.                  As a resident of Virginia, and pursuant to Virginia law, including
§ 54.1-2825 of the Virginia Code, I designate PETA as the “person” whoshall make arrangements for carrying out the directions contained inthis document for the disposition of my remains upon my death. If, atany time, PETA is unable or unwilling to carry out these directions, Idesignate, in the alternative, Daniel Mathews as the individual whoshall make arrangements for carrying out the directions contained inthis document for the disposition of my remains upon my death. IfDaniel Mathews is unable or unwilling to carry out these directions asrequired, I authorize either of the two listed “persons” in thisparagraph to designate a third party to make arrangements for carryingout the directions contained in this document for the disposition of myremains upon my death.

4. While I prefer that my directions be first executed in the UnitedStates, I also direct that parts of my body be transported to theUnited Kingdom, of which I also am a citizen, and to India, my belovedspiritual home, to be executed there. If my directions cannot beexecuted in any of these countries, I authorize the transport of myremains to any location where my disposition directions, in whole or inpart, may be lawfully executed.

5. I authorize the person carrying out these directions to deviate fromthem in any manner he or she deems appropriate to further the purposeexpressed herein. If any provision or provisions of this document shallbe held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable, or in conflict with thelaw of any jurisdiction, the validity, legality, and enforceability ofthe remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impairedthereby.