The Veronicas for PETA

Australia pop duo The Veronicas have joined the ranks of celebs speaking out against the use of fur in a graphic new advertising campaign.

Singing twin sisters Jess and Lisa Origliasso flew in to Sydney this week to unveil their gory new anti-animal cruelty advertisement in cooperation with controversial animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

While The Veronicas don’t go naked like many of PETA’s other celebrity centerfolds — ie: Eva Mendes, Kimora Lee Simmons, and fellow Australian Sophie Monk — the ad shocks nevertheless. Smartly-dressed, Jess and Lisa each hold a skinned rabbit with the caption “Here’s the Rest of Your Fur Coat” in a mock fashion shoot.

The girls say they were compelled to join the PETA movement after being shown videos of Chinese fur farms skinned animals alive for their fur.

“Designers that still use fur, to us it is just ignorant, it is unnecessary and it is unacceptable,” says Jess, who encourages others to patronize trendy retailers, such as Forever 21, JC Penney, and Urban Outfitters, who do not use fur in their designs. “We don’t want to be an ignorant generation, we want to inform people. We can be the generation that makes the difference. Wearing fur is unnecessary and unacceptable.”

Stephanie Pratt for PETA

Stephanie Pratt, outspoken animal advocate and star of the hit MTV series The Hills, bares her buns for the cover of this app to save bunnies, rats, mice, guinea pigs, and other animals from excruciatingly painful and unreliable animal tests for products. Find out why Stephanie wanted to get involved with this campaign and see her exclusive video interview for PETA here.

Kellan Lutz for PETA

Well I got into a fight with PETA over Twitter. As much as I support what they do for animals we all have to agree that sometimes they go overboard in protecting them. To the point where they completely abuse human rights for animal rights. It's true. But placing all that aside, let's just focus on the good things PETA does.

Twilight start Kellan Lutz is now added to the list of celebrities who support PETA,

The advertisement features Kellan posed with his first dog, Kola. “She’s my best friend,” he tells PETA. “There are countless numbers of animals out there. It’s our job to take them under our wing.”

Kellan reveals that he found Kola in a shelter, curled up and frightened in the back of a cage. “I touched her toe and said, ‘Hey, what’s your name?’ She spoke to me.” He walked her and fell in love with her on the spot.

“There are surprisingly many animals in these shelters,” Kellan continues. “It’s sad, and knowing that they get euthanized. For the fans of Twilight out there who have so much love, give that love to a pet if you don’t have one."

Mario for PETA

Grammy-nominated and Billboard Music Award–winning R&B singer Mario has been climbing the charts with his new album, D.N.A., and now he is stepping up to do his part for animals by posing for the "Ink, Not Mink" campaign. The multitalented Baltimore native exposes his "Soul Truth" tattoo and encourages his fans to "be comfortable in your own skin, and let animals keep theirs," with this new ad. Read more here. Click here to find out how you can help.

Audrina Patridge for PETA

Audrina Patridge spends her time onscreen juggling work, relationships, and the drama of life in The Hills, but off-screen, she spends her time being an "Angel for Animals." The girl that Maxim magazine dubbed "Queen of The Hills" has joined with PETA to pose in an ad (with rescued pooch Speedy Gonzalez) that says, "Be an Angel for Animals."

During the photo shoot, Audrina told PETA, "I wanted to get involved with PETA because I've always been passionate about animals, and I think this is a great way to make people and all my fans aware of all the animals that need a home. And a lot of people go to pet stores and breeders to buy their animals, but you should adopt, so go to an animal shelter and rescue a dog."

Audrina knows that choosing to adopt from an animal shelter is the only way to ensure that a loving animal will not be killed because there simply aren't enough good homes. While millions of animals must be killed for want of a good home, greedy breeders churn out millions of animals each year for pet stores to sell. You can help stop the cycle by joining Audrina and promoting animal birth control: always spaying and neutering and never buying from a pet store or a breeder.

New Joanna Krupa PETA Ad

Joanna Krupa danced her way into America's hearts this season on ABC's Dancing With the Stars. She's made it clear that she would rather go naked than wear fur. Now, the internationally recognized model and actor can add "angel for animals" to her ever-growing résumé.

In her "Angel for Animals" PETA ad, Joanna urges people to always adopt and never buy animals from a pet store or breeder. Puppies sold in pet shops typically come from "puppy mills," where dogs are raised in cruel conditions and forced to live in tiny, filthy metal cages without any socialization or exercise. They lack proper veterinary care and are often abandoned by breeders. Plus, every puppy or kitten who is bought prevents an animal in an animal shelter from finding a home.

Joanna Krupa for PETA

Donny Osmond may have taken home the disco-ball trophy last night on the Dancing With the Stars finale, but Joanna Krupa, the stunning Polish model and cha cha champ, just became this fan's favorite, thanks to this ad.

In a sneak peak of our ads with Joanna and Rugby, the two of them reveal how people can their earn wings on earth—by deciding to adopt, rather than buy, companion animals. Every time a dog or cat is purchased from a pet store or breeder, an animal in a shelter loses his or her chance for a forever home.

And to think, this is only the beginning—a racier version will be released after Thanksgiving. Check back with PETA.org for all the naughty details.

Christian Serratos for PETA

As one of the stars of the Twilight Saga, Christian Serratos is used to working with vampires and the nonliving—but she would never wear anything dead. Christian strips down for PETA in the name of animals and is telling her fans, "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur."

Each year millions of animals are killed for their fur. Rabbits, foxes, minks, dogs, cats, chinchillas, and other animals are bludgeoned, strangled, drowned, poisoned, stomped to death, or electrocuted, or they have their necks broken, all in the name of fashion. Many are even skinned alive.

In the wild, animals can suffer for days in steel-jaw traps before they are killed. Animals raised on fur farms spend their whole miserable existence in tiny, wire cages where they are exposed to all weather extremes.

Christian, who also posed for PETA's "Save the Seals" celebrity ad series, told us, "I've always been opposed to slaughtering, eating, wearing carcass."

Save The Seals - Celebrity Ad Series

Each year, the Canadian government allows sealers to beat and skin hundreds of thousands of seals. Baby seals, some merely weeks old, have their skulls smashed in or are shot for their fur. Many of these gentle animals may not even have eaten their first solid meals or taken their first swim before they are slaughtered.

PETA and compassionate people worldwide—including countless Canadian citizens and a long list of celebrities, such as Holly Madison, Kelly Osbourne, Brody Jenner, Steve-O, Rachel Leigh Cook and Perez Hilton, as well as many professional athletes—are calling for a permanent end to this cruel and needless massacre.

CLICK HERE TO HELP STOP THE CANADIAN SEAL SLAUGHTER

Karina Smirnoff for PETA

Dancing With the Stars beauty Karina Smirnoff wants all her fans to know that there's nothing sexy about wearing fur. In fact, she'd rather dance naked, which is exactly what she does in her racy PETA ad.

A reformed fur-wearer, Karina says she stopped wearing fur after learning about what happens to animals who are killed for their skins. "I did wear fur, especially when I was little. But there are ways of being warm and being fashionable without being cruel."

Each year, millions of foxes, minks, raccoons, chinchillas, rabbits, and other animals—including dogs and cats—are bludgeoned, strangled, drowned, and electrocuted so their fur can be made into so-called "luxury items." Many of these animals are even skinned alive for fashion.

Says Karina, "You have a choice as an individual, you have a choice in the press, in the world, whether to make a statement that you do support killing animals or make a statement when you don't. And you can still be as chic as you can possibly want to be."

Chester Bennington of Linkin Park for PETA

Chester Bennington of the Rock group Linkin Park is now added to the already large list of celebrities who have given their support to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Above is the official ad released for which Chester has taken part of the 'Ink Not Mink' campaign. As I always say, you can help too! Click here to learn more about animals brutally killed for their fur and what you can do to help them keep their skin.

Nia Long for PETA

Nia Long (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Big Momma's House, Premonition) has teamed up with PETA to encourage people to be comfortable in their own skin and to let animals keep theirs by baring it all in a sexy ad.

Nia believes that "all things that have been given life deserve to live life," and she proves to her fans that she is committed to the cause by posing naked on the subway train with a tagline that reads, "I'd rather go naked than wear fur."

Nia joins a long list of gorgeous celebrities who have posed for PETA's iconic anti-fur campaign. She says, "In being a responsible adult and really understanding what happens for one fur coat and how many animals are killed and slaughtered for one fur coat, it just isn't worth it to me."

Animals who are raised and killed for their fur endure tremendous suffering. Foxes, minks, coyote, and rabbits—and even cats and dogs—are bludgeoned, electrocuted, and often skinned alive for their fur.

Click here to get involved!

Jamie Bamber in New PETA Ad

Battlestar Galactica's Jamie Bamber Bares Skin to Save Bears in New PETA Ad. Each year, countless black bears in Canada are shot and killed, often in front of their cubs, using a cruel practice called "bait and shoot," which is banned in British Columbia and many U.S. states. Their fur is then sent to the U.K. to be used to make caps for the Queen's guards. Hunters put food in barrels or at "bait spots" to attract hungry bears, who are then shot when they come to eat. These intelligent, curious animals are often shot several times, and many escape wounded only to die later from blood loss, infection, or starvation. -Fur is Dead.

Please, CLICK HERE to take action on this issue. Don't forget, you can also visit FurisDead.com or Peta.org to learn more and become involved!

Carey Hart: Newest Celebrity Supporting PETA

Pink's husband Carey Hart is the newest celebrity to pose for the PETA anti-fur campaign. Like I have said a good amount of times in this blog, visit Peta.org or Furisdead.com to find out how you can help out! Above is the new anti-fur ad and below, the statement released by PETA.

Carey Hart has so many job descriptions that he's practically a one-man employment agency. He's a professional freestyle motocross rider, successful business owner, AMA team owner, and reality TV star, and now he can add one more line to his résumé: anti-fur model for PETA. That's right! Hart's got heart. He's so passionate about the fur issue that he's starring in our latest "Ink, Not Mink" ad. - PETA.org

Khloe Kardashian Goes Naked for PETA

Khloe Kardashian can now be added to the growing list of celebrities who continue to strip their clothes for an excellent cause, to help stop animal cruelty. The self-proclaimed animal lover admitted that she had no idea what happened to animals killed for their fur until a few of PETA's video opened up her eyes. "The videos are so graphic but they are so necessary for people to watch. I'm so grateful that I did get the opportunity to see them. I had no idea that's how these animals are treated." Khloe says she agreed to pose naked because she wants people to know that she is serious about the fur campaign and that she wanted to do her part.

Awesome! Again, I can't say this enough, visit Furisdead.com or Peta.org to find out how YOU can help!

Blogging for a Good Cause : Fur is Dead

As some loyal visitors know, I'm a strong Fur is Dead supporter and every chance I get, I try to encourage visitors into learning more about this issue and getting involved to help stop animal abuse. Many people might not be aware of this, but thanks to Fur is Dead, we learn that to kill the animals without damaging their fur, trappers usually strangle, beat, or stomp them to death. Animals on fur farms may be gassed, electrocuted, poisoned with strychnine, or have their necks snapped. These methods are not 100 percent effective and some animals "wake up" while being skinned.

That's not the only form of abuse though. In the wild, animals can languish in traps for days. Up to 1 out of every 4 trapped animals escapes by chewing off his or her own feet, only to die later from blood loss, fever, gangrene, or predation. In fact, every year, thousands of dogs, cats, raptors, and other so-called "trash" animals are crippled or killed by traps.

Imagine the pain these poor innocent animals go through just because people like us want to use their skin for idiotic fashion purposes. Please, take a moment to visit PETA.org or FURISDEAD.com to learn more and become involved. One by one we can help stop animal cruelty!

Danity Kane Go Nude for PETA

The five original members of Danity Kane got together for a great cause. The five ladies bared their bodies to promote PETA's "I'd rather go naked than wear fur!" campaign. Animals killed for their fur are beaten and often skinned alive. Be comforbale in your own skin and let animals keep theirs. Don't buy or wear fur! Please visit Fur is Dead or PETA to get involved now!
Unfortunately, as we all know, Danity Kane has lost three of its members: Aubrey, D.Woods and Shannon. Thankfully, they posed for this shoot and got involved in this wonderful campaign before their departure.

Blogging for a Good Cause

The fur ads you might see in magazines and commercials portray fur coats as a symbol of elegance. But these ads fail to show how the original owners of these coats met their gruesome deaths.

Millions of fur-bearing animals including foxes, raccoons, minks, coyotes, bobcats, lynxes, opossums, nutria, beavers, muskrats, otters, and others are killed each year on fur farms by anal and vaginal electrocution and in the wild by drowning, trapping, or beating.

Animals like their fur! And they don't want to die so that anyone else can wear it! Visit http://www.furisdead.com/ or http://www.peta.org/ to find out how you can help stop this form of animal cruelty.