PETA made headlines this week after the animal rights group’s 2009 Super Bowl ad, titled “Veggie Love,” was banned from public viewing by bosses at NBC.
Well, the chatty ladies of The View had plenty to say about that. Tune into this video of their chat on the subject; check out Whoopi Goldberg’s reenactment of the controversial commercial.
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This Super Bowl ad from animal rights activists with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has been banned by NBC for being too hot for TV.
NBC has nixed PETA ’s “”Veggie Love” commercial, which depicts women dry-humping pumpkins and eggplants, claiming the ad “depicts a level of sexuality exceeding our standards.”
Do you agree with NBC’s decision to reject PETA’s Super Bowl ad?
The Hollywood Walk of Fame stars of actresses Sharon Stone andd Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were defaced and smudged with the words “FUR HAGS!” by anti-fur campaigners over the weekend.
Activists supporting animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have made a campaign of routinely discouraging the use of fur and protesting against the torture inflicted on animals as part of the fur trade.
Fresh off his big “Best Actor” win at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, Mickey Rourke and his beloved Chihuahua, Jaws (What a cutie!!), have teamed up for an appearance in PETA’s latest ABC ad, which encourages pet owners to spay and neuter their animals.
In the new ad, the star of The Wrestler and Jaws urge folks to “Have the cojones to fix your dog. When dogs get knocked up, puppies get put down because there aren’t enough homes for them.”
Medium star Patricia Arquette, who began divorce proceedings against her longtime husband this week, is the latest celebrity to appear in People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ “ABC” campaign to help fight animal overpopulation.
“More than 7 million dogs and cats are turned in to U.S. animal shelters every year,” Patricia says in the ad. “Please do your part to help end companion animal overpopulation. It’s as easy as ABC—Animal Birth Control. Always spay or neuter and adopt from your local animal shelter. Never buy an animal from a breeder or a pet shop.”
People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals, advocates for all things furry, feathered, or four-legged, have presented teen mom Bristol Palin with a baby gift basket for her infant son, Tripp.
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High-fashion model Daisy Lowe, 19, has been chosen to join burlesque maven Dita Von Teese in People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) upcoming “Beauty Without Cruelty” campaign, in cooperation with Chanel.
“They needed two models to front the campaign, which will highlight how fashion can exist
without cruelty (to animals). Daisy has a similar ethereal beauty to Dita’s. They’re a perfect pair,” the U.K.’s Daily Mail wrote early Tuesday.
Project Runway’s Tim Gunn is teaming up with PETA to urge noted designers to just say “no” to fur. Read the rest of this entry »
Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has named Oprah Winfrey its “Person of the Year” for using her “powerful voice to defend those without one,” says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk.
The Queen of Talk will be presented with an award plaque and a letter of appreciation.
“She has used her show to uncover horrific cases of cruelty to animals in puppy mills and on factory farms, and Oprah even used the show to highlight the cruelty-free vegan diet that she tried.”
Khloe Kardashian has defended her history of wearing fur despite recently posing nude as the latest celebrity spokesmodel in an ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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