For Immediate Release:
May 4, 2005

Contact:
Allison Ezell 757-622-7382

Atlanta — Folks lining up to see Jennifer Lopez’s new movie Monster-in-Law at the Fox Theatre on Thursday might be demanding refunds after they see what happens to the foxes and other animals whose skins are used for "fashion" collections like J. Lo’s. Holding the raw, sinewy bodies of skinned "foxes" and waving signs that read, "J. Lo: Here’s the Rest of Your Fur Coat," and, "J. NO!" PETA members will protest the Atlanta premiere of the film. Other participants will hold giant posters of the fur-flaunting diva tagged as a "Monster-in-Fur":

Date: Thursday, May 5
Time: 5-6 p.m.
Place: Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E.

The protest follows the debut of Lopez’s fur-laden "Sweetface" fashion collection, which has been panned by critics and animal advocates alike. Activists will also distribute PETA’s new "behind the scenes" J. Lo DVD to moviegoers arriving at the theater, showing images of the fur-wearing singer interspersed with graphic undercover footage of animals skinned alive for their fur.

Three million foxes, raccoons, rabbits, and other animals are raised for fur every year in China, where animals are not protected by a single law. The undercover footage shows fur farmers swinging raccoon dogs and foxes by their hind legs and smashing their heads into the ground—breaking the animals’ necks or backs but leaving them fully conscious, panting and blinking as they are skinned alive. Animals raised for fur in other countries, as well as those caught in steel-jaw traps in the wild, suffer similar agony before and during slaughter. And although the world looked on in horror as Canada resumed the clubbing of baby harp seals, the fact is that demand for fur—any fur—fuels the killing.

"To animals killed for their fur, Jennifer Lopez is a real life monster," says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. "She is ignoring the images of bloody, skinned foxes still alive and breathing, but moviegoers who watch our video will conclude that J. Lo is about as low on compassion as anyone can go."

For more information, please visit JLoDown.com.