Burlesque Dancer Takes Wool out of Her Wardrobe

Published by Michelle Reynolds.

Pinup girls are all the rage, but every Bettie Page protégé knows that wool sweaters are best left in the ’50s. So PETA’s burlesque dancer showed her classy chassis to save sheep’s … well, you know.

PETA Burlesque Dancer at Wool Demo

PETA Anti-Wool Demo Burlesque Dancer

PETA Anti-Wool Demo Burlesque Dancer

What PETA’s video exposé of shearing sheds in the U.S. and Australia revealed was a real drag. Sheep shearers punched the gentle animals in the face, beat and jabbed them with sharp clippers and even a hammer, poked them in the eyes, twisted their necks, and cut and ripped their skin. Sheep were left terrified and injured, and some were killed.

Our pretty pinup knows that nothing is more beautiful than compassion. So she’d rather go naked than wear wool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uaYJQUf4m4

Be a sweater sweetie: Go wool-free. And share this boss video to let all the hep cats know that wool ain’t cool, daddy-o.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind