March 5th, 2009
PETA, (People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has just released it’s 2009 list of Worst Dressed celebrities and– surprise, surprise–Madonna has made the cut.
On it’s official website, the organization writes, "The masses have spoken! This year’s biggest fur offender–by a mile–is… Madonna! When you see Madonna in fur, you realize why nobody has copied her style since 1984. We know that she’s on the prowl for a young cub, but someone needs to tell Madge that wearing fur doesn’t make you a cougar."
Other stars who made the Worst Dressed list include Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Kanye West, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Elizabeth Hurley.
Always known for going above and beyond when it comes to making a statement, PETA made an especially tough crack at the Olsen twins, saying, "Since fur adds 20 years and 20 pounds, maybe Mary Kate and Ashley think their matronly wardrobe will deflect the gossip about bulemia. Somewhere, someone is missing a matching pair of Bigfoot bobble head dolls."
Ouch!
February 15th, 2008
It appears that one-time jailbird Paris Hilton might have run afoul of the legal system once more. According to a report on TMZ.com, the L.A. Dept of Animal Services came a-knockin’ on Paris’ door on Thursday to investigate a complaint about her ever-increasing array of animals.
The complaint apparently stems from Paris’ appearance on Monday’s Ellen DeGeneres Show, where the Simple Life simpleton bragged about being the proud owner of 17 dogs, which would be all fine and good if it were legal in L.A.
Guess Ms. Hilton didn’t know that, unless you’re a breeder, you can’t have more than three canines occupying the same home at once.
TMZ says that the Animal Services officer who attempted to pay a visit to Casa Hilton was told that neither the "actress" nor her menagerie of mutts were currently in residence because of ongoing construction in the home.
November 2nd, 2007
Devoted animal lover Hayden Panettiere joined a group of activists protesting a dolphin hunt in Japan yesterday — and got in a shouting and shoving match with Japanese fishermen.
The Heroes hottie, along with six activists from the anti-whaling animal rights group Sea Shepherd, attempted to interfere with a dolphin hunt off the coast of Taiji in southwestern Japan. Fishermen approached the boat carrying Panettiere and shoved some of the activists with long poles and shouted in the face of the protesters.
Panettiere was visibly upset over the experience. “This baby [dolphin] stuck its head out and kind of looked at us, and the thought that the baby is no longer with us is very difficult,” she said.
According to Hideki Moronuki, chief of the whaling section at the Japanese Fisheries Agencies, “Whales and dolphins are traditionally being used (as resources) in Japan. In this light, we cannot accept an argument simply based on emotional causes.”
Around 14,000 dolphins are killed in Japan each year.
