Celebrities Who Ride Without the Hide

These days, more and more celebrities are choosing to cruise in cruelty-free cars:

James Cromwell—whose credits include The Sum of All Fears, The Green Mile, The General's Daughter, and Babe, for which he received an Academy Award nomination—sent a synthetic "leather" briefcase to DaimlerChrysler-India CEO Hans-Michael Huber to show his appreciation for Huber's role in the company's decision to start offering humane, nonleather alternatives to leather seats for C-, E- and S-class Mercedes-Benz models sold in India. Cromwell also sent a letter to Jrgen Shrempp, chair of DaimlerChrysler's management board, asking for a face-to-face meeting to present the case for offering nonleather alternatives for Mercedes and other DaimlerChrysler cars sold worldwide.

Paul and Linda McCartney used to custom order their top-of-the-line Mercedes sedans with cloth seats, even though they had to wait weeks for delivery.

Alicia Silverstone refuses to travel in cars that have leather seats. She drives an eco-friendly Toyota Prius hybrid and wears only cruelty-free fashions.

Kate Pierson of the B-52s tried to buy a Mercedes ML320 sport utility but could not find one with both fabric upholstery and the sound system that she wanted. A New Jersey dealership told her that it would take 10 months to custom build one. Pierson said, "They call it the 'Leather Package.' Can you imagine that? What if they had the 'Fur Package'?"

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