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PETA Peeved with Paris for Purchasing a Pig
October 13th, 2009 / Author: Nicole EggenbergerAngelic Audrina
April 23rd, 2009
George Clooney Now a Food Group
March 12th, 2009
File this one under "So Totally Weird But True": after PETA obtained a gym towel soaked in George Clooney’s sweat, they were inspired to create a Clooney-flavored line of tofu. Yes, tofu with the taste of a famous actor’s sweat.
EOnline.com reports that the animal lovers wrote a letter to George seeking his permission, saying, "The technology actually exists to take your perspiration and make it into George Clooney-flavored tofu (CloFu). Of course, your fans would swoon at the idea of eating CloFu."
The group even quotes a researcher, who says, "If you use a sample of human perspiration, it is ‘no different than making artificial chicken flavor for instant gravy.’ "
What is the point of having CloFu anyway? PETA’s got an answer: "Cheese-scented CloFu could be used as pizza topping and in lasagna…CloFu will help people be healthier and more environmentally friendly and will spare animals from being killed for the table."
As for George, his response is pretty predictable, saying, "As a mammal, I’m offended."
Right there with ya, George.
Madonna Makes PETA’s Worst Dressed List
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!
Khloe Kardashian Disrobes for PETA
December 11th, 2008
Khloe Kardashian sheds her clothes in a new anti-fur ad for PETA, joining the likes of Pamela Anderson and Amanda Beard to raise awareness about animal cruelty.
"Fur? I’d rather go naked," the ad proclaims, with a big-haired, natural-looking Khloe coyly covering her barest bits.
"The videos are so graphic but they are so necessary for people to watch," she says of the animal abuse videos PETA showed her. "I’m so grateful that I did get the opportunity to see them. I had no idea that’s how these animals are treated."
Britney in Trouble with PETA
December 8th, 2008
PETA is lashing out at another celebrity for what it calls a violation of animal rights.
On Monday, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals attacked Britney Spears for using captive elephants in her new music video "Circus." In a statment, a rep for PETA writes:
"As Britney is such a victim of the paparazzi and always complaining and crying about how she hates to be held up in her guarded house and can’t feel free, she of all people should be able to relate to the horror that captive animals go through when they’re used for entertainment. Except when Britney chooses to perform, and the lifestyle just comes with it. Animals are ripped away from their mothers at a young age, kept in chaines and prodded with electric shock devices to make them perform."
No word yet from Britney’s camp. The singer has used live animals before in her performances. When she performed her song "I’m a Slave For You" at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001, the singer danced with a giant boa constrictor around her neck.
Gwyneth Apologizes to PETA
November 20th, 2008
PETA is often accused of going to extreme lengths to spotlight their campaign for the humane treatement of animals. But now their efforts may have paid off.
Gwyneth Paltrow is offering a public apology to the organization after they criticized her for wearing fur in her Tod’s campaign photos. In August, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) released a statement that said, "Gwyneth Paltrow won’t be the apple of her daughter’s eye if she continues to flaunt fur."
While in Miami last weekend for the opening of the Fontainebleau Hotel, Gwyneth told PETA vice president Dan Mathews, "That was awkward, and I’m glad you asked, because I do not wear fur at all."
The Oscar winner continued, "It was a day-long photo shoot on a boat near Capri, and there were all sorts of poses behind and draped a stole around my shoulder. I didn’t pay much attention to it and when I noticed it was fur, I assumed it was fake fur, but did not ask, so it’s my fault. I was very surprised when they ended up using that one shot out of hundreds for the centerpiece of the Tod’s ads. I know it’s not a great excuse, but I hope you and your members understand."
Gwyneth, a known vegetarian, reportedly also told Mathews that she and her family avoid meat because they "know it’s the best diet for us and our kids, and of course, for animals and the environment."
OK! Exclusive: The Olsens Meet the Trollsens
October 28th, 2008 / Author: OK! Staff
At a book signing inside a Manhattan Barnes & Noble today for their new literary tome, Influence, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen had some very familiar protesting company – PETA’s "Trollsen Twins," who are against the twins’ use of fur in their wadrobe.
Bearing signs that read "Trollsens Fur Hags From Hell" and "Hairy Kate & Ashley Olsen: Fur Tramps," the duo wore ugly paper masks designed by PETA, which have sold out online.
"PETA has launched an online campaign, our Trollsen Twins Campaign, to raise awareness about how animals are treated on fur farms," says Ashley Byrne, PETA’s campaign coordinator. "They’re being confined to tiny cages their whole lives and being killed by methods including suffocation and electrocution."
While Byrne admits that the real Olsens might not have seen their doppelgangers on their way in to the store, she says they’re very aware of their presence.
"They can hustle in the back of a book signing and they can avoid these PETA protesters, a lot of who grew up being fans," she tells OK!. "But they really can’t avoid the fact that when they make these ugly decisions, it shows and it turns off their fans."
(OK! Exclusive Photo)
As for Mary-Kate and Ashley themselves, Byrne says the masks are not intended to convey that the twins themselves are ugly, but only their actions.
"It’s that we think wearing fur is really an ugly choice inside and outside," she explains. "True beauty does start from the inside so if you’re making ugly, cruel decisions that shows."
By Laura Lane
Pam Goes to Washington!
April 25th, 2008
Pamela Anderson headed to Washington D.C .today to speak out against the government for failing to update animal testing procedures.
The PETA member headed to the capitol, where she hand delivered a report to politicians, urging the government to start using “sophisticated, non-animal test methods in place of animal tests.”
The actress told reporters, “Being a citizen excites me not just because I can vote, but because I can crack the whip on Capitol Hill to defend animals.”
Her lobbying will continue through the weekend when she attends the White House Correspondent’s Dinner with PETA vice president Dan Mathews.
