PETA Issues Annual 'In/Out' List for 2009

Norfolk, Va. -- Up-and-coming trends are what's on everyone's mind as the year's end approaches, but PETA's "In/Out" list has a lifesaving spin. From sports fans and fashionistas to celeb watchers and cable news addicts, everyone can consult PETA's list to learn which fads are in the doghouse and which trends get two paws up:

In	Out
A mutt in the White House	A purebred in any house
Skinny Bitch in the Kitch	Fat carnivore on the couch
Thirft store	Michael Kors
Whale Wars	Deadliest Catch
Roller derby	Kentucky Derby
Wolf Blitzer	Blitzing wolves
Hummus	Hummers
Perez Hilton	Paris Hilton
Eating green	Eating mean
Ecorazzi	Paparazzi
Wii fishing	Fly fishing

PETA also predicts which celebrities' stars are on the rise and which ones are fading. "Sexiest Vegetarian" Carrie Underwood goes to the top of the class, while "real" (oblivious) girl Jessica Simpson gets a failing grade. Outspoken fur foe Eva Mendes is sizzling hot, but "desperate" fur-flaunter Eva Longoria, not so much.

"Choosing kind trends over cruel ones is pretty much a no-brainer, because compassion is always in fashion," says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. "True trendsetters know that kindness to animals--unlike mood rings and mullets--never goes out of style."

Please visit PETA's blog to view the complete list.