The animal rights activists of People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have tapped stunning screen star Nia Long as the newest addition to their signature “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign.
Nia joins a string of celebs, including Christina Applegate, Jenna Jameson, and Kimora Lee Simmons, who have bared all for their love of living things in a PETA ad. In the buzzed-about — albeit heavily photoshopped — new image, the Are We There Yet? actress stands nude in the middle of a New York City subway car, with just a newspaper covering her breasts.
“When I became a mother, I started to really understand the importance of all living creatures in a way that I didn’t ever think about before,” Nia says of her new partnership with PETA. “And I’ve realized how important it is that we really take responsibility for … treating animals with love and care just like we would any human being. There’s no difference, in my opinion, [between fur and] slavery or the Holocaust. It’s just that we’re not dealing with human beings, we’re dealing with animals, but it’s still a living thing.”
PETA is reportedly courting “Love Game” singer Lady Gaga to join the hoards of celebs who have stripped down for their “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” ad campaign.
Jenna Jameson is stripping down just four months after giving birth to twins. Just last week, the former adult film queen posed for an upcoming Playboy Magazine spread and filmed a new advertisement for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ upcoming McCruelty campaign against fast food giant McDonald’s.
The 30-second ad — due next month — will see Jenna posing in a sexy strapless dress while describing the company’s slaughter of chickens.
“Chickens killed for McNuggets are slammed into metal shackles. Spinning blades meant to cut their throats often tear through their wings or bodies instead,” she says in the protest campaign.
“Many birds survive this terrifying, painful process, only to be scalded to death in de-feathering tanks. There’s a less cruel method of slaughter that renders chickens unconscious, but McDonald’s chooses to allow birds to be mutilated and scalded instead.”
Jenna Jameson previously appeared in PETA’s campaigns against Kentucky Fried Chicken and the use of fur and leather in the fashion industry.
Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has asked for the rights of Michael Jackson’s 1972 hit “Ben” to use as part of a campaign to raise awareness about rats and other rodents used in laboratories.
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Written as part of the score for the film of the same name, “Ben” is the story of the friendship between a lonely boy and a rat.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has slammed former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham for supporting a fashion chain that uses crocodile skin in its products.
The singer-turned-designer reportedly has a handbag collection estimated to be worth more than $1 million and is regularly seen with a Hermes bag on her arm. Officials at PETA are urging Victoria to give up the luxury brand because they frequently use animal skin.
“We will send Victoria Beckham, a compassionate person who won’t wear fur, our undercover footage that shows how alligators and crocodiles are beaten to death and how snakes are nailed to trees and skinned alive for these products,” says a PETA spokesperson.
“The mere thought of purposefully breeding and killing crocodiles for an outdated, overpriced handbag should make any fashionista’s skin crawl.”
Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia and former American Idol Kellie Pickler were plucked from the throngs of drop-dead gorgeous male and female celebrities with animal-friendly vegetarian lifestyles to be tapped this year’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities by supporters of animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Read the rest of this entry »
That other cute guy from The Mentalist has stripped down to his bare chest for a new ad campaign in cooperation with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Series star Simon Baker may have been voted TV Guide’s “Sexiest Man on TV,” but his castmate Owain Yeoman shows that his abs are a force to be reckoned with in a PETA ad encouraging folks to consider adopting vegetarianism.
Owain, a vegetarian himself, was inspired by his wife Lucy Davis, who had previously posed for a PETA ad.
“I’ve seen how violently animals raised for food are treated, and I don’t want to support that,” Owain’s poster reads.
Jessica Simpson is the newest celebrity target of the bleeding heart animal rights workers of People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals, thanks to pop star’s performance at SeaWorld in San Diego on Saturday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »
Officials with animal rights group People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are paying tribute to late Golden Girls star Bea Arthur, who died at her Los Angeles home on Saturday after a battle with cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
