Look out, ladies and gentlemen, here comes Madonna. In a £35,000 chinchilla fur coat. For those of you doing the math, that means Madge needs to have more than 60 furry animals electrocuted just to keep her warm on a Wednesday night—which means that if you’re planning on being anywhere near her U.K. residence this … Read more »
A bit of a slow news day today, folks, except for the fact that George Clooney’s pig—Max, the Star—has shuffled off this mortal coil at the ripe old age of 18. “It’s strange how animals become part of your family,” George told the press. “They really become a big issue with you.” George will not … Read more »
I found this in The Oregonian this morning: Schumacher Furs & Outerwear, after 111 years of business and one solid year of fervent animal-rights protests, is hanging it up in Portland. … According to the article, Gregg Schumacher, who owned the place, was all whiney and sad about having to close down his store, but … Read more »
Getty Images It’s that time of year again, when it starts to get a little bit colder and you can spot a select few of Hollywood’s trashiest celebrities strutting around with dead animals strapped to their backs. At PETA, we have far too much tact to name any of these people personally, but we would … Read more »
Up until a couple of months ago, I had never heard of POM Wonderful, but apparently they’re this big company that sells pomegranate juice for like three times what any sane person should pay for a beverage that has no known alcoholic effects. If I’m going to pay five bucks for a drink, I want … Read more »
Burberry, still reeling from PETA UK’s little visit to their London store last week, got another unpleasant surprise this afternoon when four activists showed up at their 57th Street store in New York. Here’s how it went down, according to one of the campaigners who was there: Two activists went in the store with posters … Read more »
Pink, being awesome Pop singer Pink, who is currently my favorite person on the planet, went public with the information in a recent interview with the UK newspaper News of the World. Pink was understandably pissed off about the fact that Beyonce has animals violently killed so she can wear them around town. Here are … Read more »
Mariah Carey If you have ever had the experience of losing a $7,500 coat that Mariah Carey gave you, you will sympathize with how difficult this past week has been for us. As with so many things these days, the whole chain of events was started off by a wealthy Russian oligarch. A big fan … Read more »
Arizona resident Alice Cooper I’m never entirely sure whether one should say “a historic day” or “an historic day,” but either way, yesterday was effin’ historic, thanks in large part to the good people of Arizona, who in the past have brought us Alice Cooper, the 1 and 7 Arizona Cardinals, and cactuses (that’s all … Read more »
Topshop, a hugely popular fashion retailer in the UK, just put together a beautiful window display in their flagship store in London, with a model wearing a teddy-bear coat, to remind people that wearing clothing made out of animals who have been tortured for their fur is as cruel as it is weird. Honestly, it’s … Read more »
Marc Bouwer This little item was just on the British Vogue website. Celebrity designer Marc Bouwer has done so much for the animals who are used for clothing—and he’s at it again, this time taking a stand against the abusive treatment of sheep in the Australian wool industry: AMERICAN designer Marc Bouwer has announced that … Read more »
As a connoisseur of haute couture, I love to see beautiful women on the catwalk at a fashion show. And as someone who cares about animals, I’ve always found it kind of sexy when they’re carrying huge signs that say “Fur Is Dead” and being dragged off that catwalk by security guards. During Fashion Week … Read more »
After a round of successful negotiations, PETA has also received written assurances that Ocean Spray will never fund or conduct any tests on animals!
