I support PETA's longtime fight for the humane treatment of animals. And while i don't particularly like celebrities, i thought the PETA comments on the Worst Dressed List were in poor taste. Mocking young women that may have eating disorders and negative body images is cruel. Humans are animals, too.

Posted by: SARAH | November 28, 2006 03:26 PM

I don't think it's right to get a point across by making fun of people. Yeah, it's wrong to support the killing of animals for vanity, but it's also wrong to take cheap shots at someone's eating disorder. I think this "Worst Dressed List" shows PETA in an immature light and doesn't adress the real issue of what PETA stands for.

Posted by: Laura | November 28, 2006 10:26 PM

Wow. So it's all right to make personal attacks against someone and insult them behind their back?

Nice to see PETA taking the high road. Honestly, guys. Try and be role models.

Posted by: Mara | November 28, 2006 10:42 PM

I had to cry when I saw this,
how is it possible that this CAN happen?
I wish I could torture these people like they torture these animals...

Posted by: Nele | November 29, 2006 07:57 AM

This is why I became a vegetarian, and am slowly going vegan. How can someone do that to a living creature ~ with a beating heart? All I can think about is the fear going through those poor animals. This is not how God wanted us to care for his creations.

Posted by: Victoria | November 29, 2006 10:38 AM

There's a old saying
"To find God in all life is to find God in yourself"

However, it seems the people in the video only found the devil.

Posted by: Paul | November 29, 2006 11:16 AM

This is macabre. I can't believe you people would actually put this video up on your site. Obviously, the people who visit this site know the horrors of animal cruelty. Why on earth beat it into our heads by such shock-value methods? I am disgusted by the video, but even more disgusted by your lack of couth.

Posted by: g3kogur1 | November 29, 2006 01:24 PM

That is the worst thing I have ever seen! I had to stop watching it!! How can someone do that? Makes me cry!

Posted by: Paris | November 29, 2006 01:29 PM

If you're going to do this to animals... show some respect. That was just rude and inconsiderate. I couldn't imagine being in that racoon's possition!

Posted by: Daleo | November 29, 2006 01:36 PM

all you vegetarians are just jealous that some people can look thin and still eat meat

Posted by: shayquan | November 29, 2006 01:53 PM

Anybody who wears fur has got to be out of their minds. I just hope the people who are guilty for torturing these poor animals get tortured the same way! Karma!!!

Posted by: Sandra | November 29, 2006 03:16 PM

they are far more cruelty and atrocities going on in the world right now. why not start by helping people then the animals

Posted by: Conscience | November 29, 2006 03:29 PM

This is the saddest video I have ever seen. I don't own any fur and never will. If the stars want to eat animals it's fine with me, but why would you want to wear an animal's skin??????

It's sad to think of all the poor defenseless animals dying in such horrible ways to keep their bodies warm, when they can just buy a nice wool coat that will keep them just as warm.

Don't these stars live in LA???? What do they need a fur coat for anyway????

Posted by: maggie malhado | November 29, 2006 03:43 PM

How in the hell do these sick people get away with doing things like that they need to be stopped or skined what ever is easier what goes around comes around

Posted by: maliacoco | November 29, 2006 03:55 PM

I agree that they should not skin these animals alive. It is horrible to watch. Why couldn't they just shoot them in the head instead?

Posted by: dan linders | November 29, 2006 04:01 PM

I understand how most of you feel, as far as the sheer brutal images on this video. But wearing fur has been around since we have been on this Earth.
Please do not think that I'm saying it's OK, it has become a "fashion statement". But I think God put animals on this earth for humans not the other way around......

Posted by: HANK | November 29, 2006 04:32 PM

Wow, I've seen fur videos before from the US that were bad, but this is truly awful. I can't believe that it takes that much effort to put an animal out of misery before you skin it. I couldn't watch all of this video. As to the previous poster who said "God put animals on this earth for humans," exactly whose god is that? My God did not put humans on earth to create suffering for other creatures. If you believe we are better than all animals, than use your position for stewardship of the earth, not desecration. All of God's creations are sacred, not humans alone.

Posted by: Laura | November 29, 2006 04:46 PM

Absolutely no offence to anyone, I don't like people wearing dead animals either...BUT, you guys would think if it was cruelty to animals which is against the law that officials would ban it all together????

Posted by: Michelle | November 29, 2006 04:50 PM

yeah yeah i feel bad for the animals and all but there was definetly no reason to mock anyone. you need to stay out of other peoples business and mind your own. if people want to wear fur or eat meat, they are not bad people so stop treating them like they are and get a life you freaks! eating meat is the circle of life people! if we just let the animals stay alive and keep having babies then the world would get overpopulated and it would be chaos. so chill out PETA and lay off.

Posted by: vanessa | November 29, 2006 08:03 PM

Don't get me wrong I am 110% against fur, but two seconds into the video I had to stop. When I saw the poor racoons little face beaten, it was just to much for me.
I disagree with many of the first commenters, these stars are wearing fur and need to be brought down a peg. Magazines comment when they any thing else hidious, PETA just covers the fur. I too believe in krama and just can't understand why the people who made the fur and wear it (knowing what we do today about fur) aren't treated as the animals are (I won't go detail). Let's pray that day is coming.
P.S- Why wasn't J.Lo & Beyonce on the list?=/

Posted by: monica | November 29, 2006 08:29 PM

While I am against wearing fur and don't like it when other people sport fur, I think PETA should be ashamed of itself for personally attacking these women. Speak out against their choice to wear fur, not what goes on in their personal lives. I think very highly of PETA and support its cause, but this time you guys took it too far.

Posted by: Ashley | November 29, 2006 08:32 PM

I didn't watch the video, I've seen too many and know exactly what goes on. But I do understand why Peta has to resort to "shocking" people into realisation. A lot of times, people don't know or understand how horrific the methods are that are used.
As for the celebrities who wear fur, it's shameful. They should follow Martha Stewart's example and give it up.

Posted by: Soleil | November 29, 2006 10:01 PM

I can't even watch more than 10 seconds of this video. It's completely incomprehensible that this actually has been going on. Within 10 seconds, my spirit was considerably bruised and a piece of my innocence was lost. All this being said, having knowledge of extreme cases such as these (I hope this is an extreme case and not normal circumstances...) helps to build on my firm belief that cruelty to animals is completely unethical, unnatural, and unnecessary and must be stopped.

Posted by: Savannah | November 29, 2006 10:45 PM

Its pathetic how this celebrities buy fur without knowing the pain that the animals go trough.
the worst thing is that the killing of baby seals its about to begin in Canada.
and it would be another SAD SITE.
these people should pay the SAME WAY
Odilon Jr

Posted by: junior | November 29, 2006 11:40 PM

That really is a low to snark about eating disorders. Obviously these women do have psychological problems. It's wrong to wear fur, but PETA's attitude about eating disorders shows ignorance and poor taste.

Posted by: ekleinee | November 30, 2006 12:42 AM

I think these people should of been exposed. How can anyone watch what actually happens to the animals they wear and still wear them. That is not a fashion statement - that is pure ignorance. These stars should set an example for others. And Beyonce and JoLo should be on the list.

Posted by: Charmagne Dulaney | November 30, 2006 01:02 AM

This probably wont get posted on your site because of the extremist nature of your organization, but this is what I have to say anyway. First off, there is nothing wrong with a woman wearing fur. It's your right to bitch and complain about it, but it's their right to wear fur. If I bought my girlfriend a fur coat and one of you nutcases wrecked it I'd have your ass thrown in jail. Second, while I do not codone the nature of the video you posted, I feel you misrepresented the fur industry. Anybody with an ounce of commen sense would realize that what was shown in the video was the act of a few people who like to watch animals suffer. As a hunter, I have great respect for the animals I hunt. I know the majority of trappers also have a great deal of respect for the animals they trap. You need to realize that there is a food chain and, we as humans, are at the top. Hunting is necessary because without it, the animals would die far crueler deaths from overpopulation and the diseases that stem from it. So in conclussion,1. wearing fur is not wrong,2. you're a bunch of crazy radicals,and 3. and maybe the most important thing I have to say, Nicole Richie and Ashley Olson hot.

Posted by: clay | November 30, 2006 01:12 AM

please know that it would be very important that peta celebrities talk to these fur wearing celebs in order to make up their minds; to blame them in public is not good but talks between stars would show a better result. please consider that many of fur wearing stars are still very young; also chinese stars are wearing much fur but are not at all conscious about what they do; pls visit the site: asianfanatics and you shall see that even if these celebs ow and love animals they are not educated about fur. so celebs like jackie chan, jet li and other animal loving chinese actors should talk to them personally!!!
this horrible crime against animals must stop as quickly as possible; it's also against human dignity!!! what kind of a species are we to do such crimes to other living beings???

Posted by: claudia marrapodi | November 30, 2006 03:28 AM

"I understand how most of you feel, as far as the sheer brutal images on this video. But wearing fur has been around since we have been on this Earth.
Please do not think that I'm saying it's OK, it has become a "fashion statement". But I think God put animals on this earth for humans not the other way around......"

Black were used as slaves, we used to live in caves & use horse & cart as transport. When people used fur they would have killed the wild animal for it's meat (& not factory farmed them!). Animals are not ours to use, anymore than any people of a different colour of skin/religion or child is there to be exploited by ANYBODY. Get the point?!

Posted by: M Smith | November 30, 2006 10:25 AM

I think the point is being missed here. I would like to say that the use of fur has been around since the early stages of man go back to the times of Neanderthals and cavemen, However killing and the wearing of fur was done for their survival not for sport/fashion. Man is no longer dependant on fur, I think that anyone that kills in the name of sport/fashion are showing their true IGNORANCE!!

Organisations like PETA, shows there is some humanity in this Mad World.

Posted by: Paul | November 30, 2006 12:59 PM

That video is disturbing, how are things like this being allowed?...why isn't it regulated, i've never nor will I ever wear fur its gross, would we walk around wearing human skin, to try to make a fashion statement?? that poor raccoon. It is sickening to me that someone with a pulse, or beating heart can do somthing that cruel to another living creature. I've also seen the Documentary Dealing Dogs, it was almost to much to stomach, thiers a huge problem with animal cruelty and i feel like its just getting worse. People need a big eye opener. You guys at PETA do a fantastic job. Keep up the good work!

Posted by: Kara | November 30, 2006 01:21 PM

I see no problem with a few personal attacks on these celebs. What's worse.. a few WORDS or being mercessly slaugtered so people can make coats out of you.
Whenever I see someone wearing fur, I shoot them the DIRTEST look I can, I think it's disgusting and the epitome of TACKY.

Posted by: Ashleigh C | November 30, 2006 01:26 PM

I could not stop crying while watching this video..it containted the most disturbing image i had ever seen.

Posted by: Susan | November 30, 2006 02:41 PM

I think PETA's comments on these celebrities is amusing. If a celebrity has a eating disorder they need to seek help for it. And wearing a murdered animals clothing will not help them gain weight. These celebrities KNOW they have anorexic issues, they choose to not seek help and continue to flaunt there disgustingly skeletal figures. I think a little "picking" from PETA is nothing compared to what these women do to themselves.

Posted by: Katrina | November 30, 2006 03:11 PM

I could not believe this video, I never thought wearing fur was that big of a deal until now. I had no idea that animals were treated this way, is it a reason that they keep them alive while they do this? I don't know if I'll be able to sleep tonight much less see how these horrible people sleep at all. I don't see how they don't get arrested for animal cruelty. I wish I had never watched it to tell you the truth, my heart breaks.

Posted by: Tanya | November 30, 2006 08:15 PM

how anyone can justify wearing real fur after watching this just aint human!

Posted by: zoe | November 30, 2006 09:35 PM

I totally agree that Peta should show as many of these videos as possible to all and sundry. These so call stars would have all seen what happens to these animals to produce these fur coats that they are wearing. I'm so tired of people sticking their heads in the sand and ignoring the cruelty that humans inflict on everything around them.

As for those people that say that animals should be kill because of over population then when do we start on humans. Humans are taking over every inch of the environment and changing every eco system on this earth. For thousands of years animals have controlled their own populations, it's only since man has taken their habitats that there has ever been a population problem as the few animals that are left are all squashed in to small areas and everything nowadays is classed as a pest. This isn't for survival this is so we can entertain ourselves and don't get me started on these so called animal loving hunters/trappers yeah right!!

Posted by: Sonia | November 30, 2006 09:52 PM

I think what they do to animals is HORRIBLE, but i don't think its right for you (Peta) to make fun of people like you are, saying Christina Ricci has a big forehead and that it would take too much skin to cover it is just nasty and I don't think nicole richie's weight is relivant to the killing of animals, I however STRONGLY agree with the concern of PETA, but pointing out certain celeb's issues is not a right thing to do, and how come Beyonce isnt on there? She is the one who is actually designing a fur based brand, and same with J.Lo, that video is sick and cruel and i hope all those men have to suffer through 4 times as pain, they are worthless to the world and have no decent character inside of them.

Posted by: Helen | December 1, 2006 12:28 AM

why would you not kill an animal before skinning it...even more importantly why would you let its skinned ,bleeding, suffering body still live?

people disgust me

Posted by: sarah | December 1, 2006 12:36 AM

I had heard about how torturous obtaining fur was but i never believed it. I am in the fashion industry and thought that fur was just another material for making fashionable clothing. I am very happy that you put this video onto your website. It brought me to tears and I am still crying but it showed me cruel fur is. I want to show this to everyone I know and hope that they will no longer use animal products. I know I wont, there are plenty of real looking synthetics that will not require torturing God's creatures. Make this available to more people and maybe they can be enlightened like I was.

Posted by: Jessica Duran | December 1, 2006 02:04 AM

I don't see what the big deal is about fur coats. I know lots of people who eat meat and wear leather but act like fur coats are terribly immoral. There is only one difference -- fur coats are luxurious and extremely bourgeois. Anyway, animals are legal objects and do not possess any rights as individuals, such as the right to live.

Posted by: Timothy Donner | December 1, 2006 02:26 AM

awwwwwww, eva :(
the comments were so rude...and yet so funny lol. i think the point is that u don't get on PETAs worst dressed list to be flattered. tabloids r worse.
people who wear fur make me really sad :( and so do people who think that if the law claims that animals don't have any rights, they must not. since when has legality=morality? think for yourself.

Posted by: loulou | December 1, 2006 09:54 AM

Wake up people stop gloryfying people who don;t give a rats ass about killling and torturing animals like
People who are hypocrites and want to own a pet and care for it. How bout if we take your pet and skin it alive to turn a profit.Disgusting money whores you know the infamous two clothing skanks Iam talking about.
no respect not humane

Posted by: adriana | December 1, 2006 10:38 AM

i respect what peta does, and do not wear fur. however, i think peta loses credibility when you make fun of celebrities. let the facts and your work speak for itself.

Posted by: tia | December 1, 2006 07:52 PM

ANYONE who wears fur is a shameless sinful and souless WRETCH! That video was incomprehensible...how can you do that to them while they're alive??? I don't advocate death, but anyone who supports the fur industry needs to be SKINNED ALIVE, and even that wouldn't be enough. And as for the comments about the celebrities, go right ahead, humiliate and degrade them, those revolting fiends apparently support the fur industry so i HAVE NO SYMPATHY FOR THEM!!!!
PETA you've just found another strong supporter.

Posted by: Juan | December 1, 2006 08:40 PM

wow! I HAD NO IDEA! That is why you need shock tactics! God forbid we call some spoiled celebrities names when these poor helpless animals are being tortured! Some of these comments by people condoning this is just sickening, like who gave humans this right to torture animals?! They don't feel pain?! And those of you saying this is a small part, should really look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chinese+fur+trade
Cats and dogs, same torture and thier fur being sold as rabbit fur!!! I'm so sick, I can't stop crying!

Posted by: Maria | December 1, 2006 08:44 PM

okay WHY are there a bazillion comments on here, not defending animals, or even adressing the issue of AR, fur, ect. but...talking about how we make fun of celebrities? Hello, if you're dumb and selfish enough to wear fur, you DESERVE to get made fun of. For gods sake people, it isn't like you know Ashley Olson or any of the others personally! If you don't want to see celebrities made fun of, I suggest you don't turn on the TV or pick up a tabloid magasine either. We aren't the first people to say something about how sickly skinny some of these girls are getting.

Posted by: serinity | December 1, 2006 11:10 PM

i love ashley olsen and nicole richie's style but today i was very dissapointed in them. And yah peta was a lil harsh with the comments but it doesnt matter what it says. cause its really not about the celeb... think bigger picture. how can people be so concerned about "their" feelings when animals are being skinned alive and left to writher helplessly with all but there muscles showing? priorities people. who cares about the peta comments. watch that damn video. its heartbreaking.

Posted by: crystal | December 1, 2006 11:25 PM

This is the most horrible thing I have ever seen. I couldn't even watch past 13 seconds. I've read about this kind of stuff and seen other videos, but this was too much.
Doing this to animals is so wrong that I can't even put it into words. Then PETA's 2006 Worst Dressed List!se people who torture them....how can they go home and sleep and night? Evil, evil people.
I value the life of an animal far more than a human being because animals are so innocent & helpless; they have no clue why they are suffering through this torture. They don't have a voice to speak out about this. I thoroughly hate people who can torture poor, innocent animals and they deserve much worse than I can even think of.

Posted by: Lindsay Martinez | December 2, 2006 02:46 AM

boo hoo hoo, you whiney people need to stop complaining. THINK ABOUT THE POOR ANIMALS WHO CAN'T SPEAK. nicole richie already said she doesn't have an eating disorder.. she's 'under stress' and ashley olsen doesn't have an eating disorder either.

anyone who wears fur deserves to die the same way the animal did, there is no EXCUSE for fur in this day in age. i saw the chinese fur trade video for the first time a little over a year ago. i became anti-fur and more into animals rights more than ever. i had a pancho ( i purchased it before i knew anything about the fur trade, FYI ) with a little bit of rabbit fur on it, and i donated it to PETA right away.

so people, go fake for the animal's sake.. and remember karma will get you if you don't.

Posted by: Katherine | December 2, 2006 04:01 AM

That was the most horrifying thing I have seen! But what's worse than that video are people who actually wear the fur.. if they didn't wear it.. the things that happened in the video wouldn't be happening. The girls on the worst dressed list and anyone else who wears fur is disgusting. How can they wear it knowing all the cruel things that happen for that one article of clothing?? They are cold hearted, self centered, materialistic, undeserving people with a very screwed up morals!

Posted by: Christine | December 2, 2006 04:22 AM

I can't Believe that they would do something the Cruel and Awful to Animals. Just So they can Sell the Fur off the animal for Profit Its Disgusting. And The People in The Video are Actually Laughing as they Skin the Animals. What kind've human would enjoy this and laugh about this needs help. I have seen some disturbing stuff but this tops everything I've seen. And it sheds some light.

Best of Luck to PETA "maybe one day people will stop abusing animals, But For now we must fight to protect them"

Posted by: Gerardo Mendez | December 2, 2006 10:56 AM

How about 'People for the ethical treatment of ‘PEOPLE'....ok...PETA yeah, you look out for animals and everything, but you still suck when it comes to treating PEOPLE in an ethical manner.. HOW LAUGHABLE is it that you love things that dont give a crap about you MORE than you love HUMAN BEINGS. Some people don’t know any better...their mothers wore fur...so they do..BUT the way to inform people is NOT to throw blood on them in public..OR jack them in a fake contest/interview like you did with Beyonce …. OR demeaning them in a 'worst dress list'. ITS OK TO DEMEAN PEOPLE.. BUT NOT ANIMALS.??? YOU DONT GET RESPECT FROM PEOPLE WITH YOUR APPROACH.... I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THIS ORGANIZATION BECAUSE YOU HAVE A GUERILLA-LIKE APPROACH THAT IS BARBARIC AND UNCIVILIZED...REALLY MATURE GUYS REALLY MATURE... GROW UP....STOP POURING BLOOD ON PEOPLE AND DEGRADING THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY DONT SEE YOUR POINT OF VIEW.

Posted by: JoJo | December 2, 2006 11:50 PM

just i would like to ask jojo:
pls inform us about your charity for human beings - which kind of organizations do you support or manage or is your primitive comment just another excuse for being a good christian!?

Posted by: rosario | December 3, 2006 02:53 PM

There are millions of charities for humans. Ironically it is humans that generally cause the suffering of humans as well as animals. It is humans that give organisations like Peta the reason to exist.

Why is it that all these wonderful people like Jojo who has no doubt taken in orphan starving children or donates most of their wages to charities for humans and doesn't use any chemicals as these chemicals are slowly poisoning the world which they are no doubt trying to save for future generations of humans, why is it that they are so put out by people who try to do the same for animals that are only suffering because of these so called caring humans.

Why can't there be people looking out for the animals as well as humans. Why am I constantly told to support charities for humans instead of animals. I don't use chemicals, I recycle everything, I try to produce as little pollution I can in my daily life. If I wanted to have children then I would adopt one that needed a home rather than just adding blindly to the population that is suffocating the world to the point that it won't exist.
The animals are the innocent victims of human greed so why shouldn't someone stand up for them?

Posted by: Sonia | December 3, 2006 08:37 PM

Jojo, did you watch the video, do you think that it is showing animals being demeaned? How can the two be compared??

Posted by: Frank | December 3, 2006 09:21 PM

right on jojo

Posted by: clay | December 3, 2006 11:18 PM

I love PETA and I am an avid fan, but the comments made about the women on the list sounded like comments from an asinine teenager. If you want to prove your point, try facts and figures, not shock-value videos and immature comments about women.

Posted by: Keer | December 4, 2006 05:50 AM

This comment is to everyone who thinks that wearing fur to make a fashion statement it alright but, mainly to jessica duran the idiot that left a comment a few spaces up. I dont know what exactly it says about animals in our laws but it shouldnt matter what they say when it comes to skinning animals and wearing there fur as a fashion statement or whatever you want to call it. It is not our god given right to murder animals and where there fur for fashion. In this day and age there is no need for this once so ever. Now back in the old days thats what people did to stay warm was kill an animal and wear its fur i have no problem with that they did what they had to do to survive and they also ate the animals they killed also to survive. When you murder animals for there fur not to survive but so you can look good and just throw away what remains of the animal then you need to think about what it would be like to be in that animals position. It doesn't matter what our laws say about what you can and cannot do you all know what is right and what is wrong. Now I don't know God personally but i seriously doubt this is what he wants for his creations. It is beyond me how any one can do this to animals and live with themselves weither they are doing it like the pieces of shit in that video or in a so called more humain way that they might do in a major fur making company. Jessica that was one of the most evil and unhuman things i have ever heard you cannot have soul after posting something like that. Its sad someone can be so ruthless when it comes to the murder of innocent creatures. Nothing good can come from murdering these animals and i can only prey that the sick and twisted pieces of shit that do this come to there senses and realize that the profit they make from this is not really worth it and stop the murdering.
p.s. Please excuse any gammar mistakes i may have made its not like i murder an innocent animal or something.

Posted by: Andrew | December 4, 2006 06:45 AM

I cried when I saw this video these people do not have a heart , I am a animal lover and I wont not be able to do this .... :( . I just would love for one of them to fell the pain those poor scared animals are going thru .

Posted by: Liz | December 4, 2006 02:49 PM

this is to CLAY who said wearing fur is not wrong. i am gonna be very rude and inconsiderate right now just like you were when you said wearing fur is not wrong.....you are probably some hick who lives in the middle of nowhere who actually has to kill animals for food and clothing....get a car and drive to a store you freak....why would you go hunting? people who actually kill a living thing for the fun of it are mentally disturbed and should be put away...i dont know if you know anything about serial killers but the majority of cases start with the sickos abusing and killing animals.....its one thing for people to eat meat but its another thing to torture beat and brutally kill an animal for pleasure or fashion. youre a jerkoff...and that was being nice....and really who cares if peta makes fun of celebrities who have eating disorders they deserve a lot worse for wearing animal corpses...boo hooo

Posted by: jamie litzner | December 4, 2006 07:23 PM

Andrew I think you are referring to Timothy Donner post, the names are underneath the post.

Posted by: B. | December 4, 2006 08:20 PM

I have no problem with the comments made by PETA in relation to the "worst dressed" list. Honestly, these women are wearing the skins of animals obtained in the most barbaric manner, and we are supposed to be sensitive about THEIR feelings? Please.

The whole point is that fur-wearers are selfish, self-absorbed, socially-irresponsible and unfeeling idiots. I think PETA could actually have made the point a LOT stronger.

Celebrities don't respond to subtle social commentary or earnest entreaties not to wear fur. They only respond to IMAGE and public opinion. Ridicule is THE BEST way of being heard.

Beyonce, for example, turned a deaf ear to PETA's (extremely polite) attempts to reason with her use of fur in her "fashion" line. But I guarantee you if PETA ran a campaign suggesting that fur only makes Beyonce's ass look bigger - all of a sudden they would be getting a reaction!

I have to say, though, I thought PETA's list was on the politically-correct side this year. Where was Beyonce, JLo, Lil' Kim etc??? Don't tell me that Christina Ricci is more of a fur hag than Beyonce!?

Posted by: Kirk | December 4, 2006 11:15 PM

Black were used as slaves, we used to live in caves & use horse & cart as transport. When people used fur they would have killed the wild animal for it's meat (& not factory farmed them!). Animals are not ours to use, anymore than any people of a different colour of skin/religion or child is there to be exploited by ANYBODY. Get the point?!

J. Smith
Are you saying that black people are animals? I'm suprised people like you can sit there with a straight face and compare animals to people as if they were on the same level. Animals are not people! They do not have emotions. What you think are emotions coming from your pet are actually instinctive behavior patterns that have been bred into that particular domesticated animal. Animals do what they know to survive. If that means being friendly to humans to get a food reward, that is what they will do. Do you understand what I'm saying? Animals do not have emotions, they don't have souls, therefore they cannot be comared--it's like trying to compare apples and oranges. Although I don't agree with torturing animals, I also do not beleive it is anyone's place to tell someone else they shouldn't be doing it. I am a hunter and as a hunter I strongly beleive in preserving habitat for wild animals. As a matter of fact, hunters spend more than any other group preserving wildlife. But there is a difference between wild and domesticated animals. Domesticated animals are raised strictly for human use and consumption. There is nothing wrong with this. This is how the world turns. Animals eat other animals. Does that make them guilty of cruelty to animals? Have you seen some of the methods certain animals use to kill other animals. Snakes either suffocate their prey or inject them with venom until they slowly die. I think if peta members spent an extended amount of time out in the wild in a situation where they had to find a way to survive, their views would change dramatically. They would better understand the natural balance of life and death. And from this, they would have a greater apprecitation of nature. Because a tree hugger can never understand nature, until they understand this aspect of it.

Posted by: tomcat | December 5, 2006 01:35 AM

I have never seen anything as horrible as this film. I don't know how far they went with that poor animal alive, because I could only watch the first few seconds.
May God see fit to do to them what they have done to these poor animals.
I hope you have more videos like this on your site, I'd like to show them to everyone who.
As for myself, My father hunted to help provide food, and raised a bull for food also. I KNEW this bull, played with it, petted it and named it. I was 7 years old when he had it butchered and for me it was like eating the family dog! I haven't eaten meat since.(over 40 years)

Posted by: Colleen M Callahan | December 5, 2006 01:55 PM

The reason they skin these animals alive is to preserve the fur in its natural state. If they kill the animals first, the fur will get limp due to no blood circulation, which by the way this video is unbearable to watch.

Posted by: Lisa | December 5, 2006 04:31 PM

Yeah wearing fur is wrong but its horrible how you put people out like this and make fun of them. Many other people wear fur-how about taking a shot at them?

Posted by: Ali | December 5, 2006 05:06 PM

When in God's name are you peta windbags going to get a life. God did not put man on this earth to serve and worship animails. God put animals on this earth to feed and cloth man. Stop worshiping IDOLS and get a life.

Posted by: F D Kuntz | December 5, 2006 05:13 PM

When some proud son of man returns to earth,

Unknown to glory, but upheld by birth,

The sculptor's art exhausts the pomp of woe,

And storied urns record who rest below:

When all is done, upon the tomb is seen,

Not what he was, but what he should have been:

But the poor dog, in life the firmest friend,

The first to welcome, foremost to defend,

Whose honest heart is still his master's own,

Who labours, fights, lives, breathes for him alone,

Unhonour'd falls, unnoticed all his worth,

Denied in heaven the soul he held on earth:

While man, vain insect! hopes to be forgiven,

And claims himself a sole exclusive heaven.

Oh man! thou feeble tenant of an hour,

Debased by slavery, or corrupt by power,

Who knows thee well must quit thee with disgust,

Degraded mass of animated dust!

Thy love is lust, thy friendship all a cheat,

Thy smiles hypocrisy, thy words deceit!

By nature vile, ennobled but by name,

Each kindred brute might bid thee blush for shame.

Ye! who perchance behold this simple urn,

Pass on --- it honours none you wish to mourn:

To mark a friend's remains these stones arise;

I never knew but one, --- and here he lies.

Lord Byron

Posted by: Bill | December 5, 2006 07:01 PM

"God did not put man on this earth to serve and worship animails. God put animals on this earth to feed and cloth man"

See, now there's a problem there. Who said "God" did anything? I'm freakin sick of this argument. Not EVERYONE believes in the bible, what about the people who beleive in different gods? or no god at all? Me, i'm eclectic, meaning I basically beleive in whatever religion i'm feeling at the time. I do beleive in God and Jesus, just not every word of the bible, so saying "god put animals here for us to eat" doesn't hold any relevence for me. Sorry, but you can't go through arguments by throwing in the God card all the time.

Posted by: serinity | December 5, 2006 11:14 PM

i'm glad peta is getting the message across, i cannot believe people are ranting on about stupid nicole richie's eating disorder, who cares, she is an idiot seeking more fame, unfortunenately these poor animals do not have a second chance at life, nicole needs to rot in hell and she's fat

Posted by: julie | December 6, 2006 12:49 AM

i cant help but notice all these ridiculous comments on this site. im glad this video is on here to spread the word of what actually happens to animals that get skinned for fur. i think its disgusting people would actually consider wearing a living beings fur. people need to understand what life is like for these tortured animals. i wish i could save everyone of these suffering animals.

Posted by: quena | December 6, 2006 01:10 AM

Its alright to love animals and for you to discourage that people do not wear fur and become more sensitive to the rights of animals, because it is important, but I think it is pretty sick that just because Nicole Richie is wearing fur someone would post the comment that they hope she burns in hell and that she is fat... come on people if you care more about the life of some over populated animal over a persons life then you have serious issues

Posted by: Ryan | December 6, 2006 12:21 PM

folks, there is something important i want to tell you:
it is really sad to live all the tragedy of animal abuse and distruction life on this page: there are really backminded, neandertalic, mean spirits at work, taking excuse in two things
1. the barbaric world of the past (caused by humans)
2. the so called 'word of god'
just let me explain the following: people making this kind of statements do not have any ethic background nor wisdom or knowledge. they loose great part of time with nonsense, then they open the peta web site just for to insult them in the ugliest way. they don't understand anything from the animal kingdom.
to tomcat i would like to add:
you didn't even get the sense of the statement: blacks were used as slaves.... this statement refers to alice walker, the great african american writer, poet, human and animal rights activist and means that animals are not ours to use, aswell as black people are not made for white people to be used nor women for men to be abused. it has nothing to do with racism or comparison of humans to animals; please study the meaning of a statement before you use it wrongly!
second it is not true that animals react just instinctively. since 50 years i share my life with dogs, cats and horses and it is absolutely ridiculous to pretend that they are just nice to get food; it's the contrary: my cat refuses to eat if first i don't caress her; and my dog is absolutely free to chose his behaviour and lifestyle but i get bonus: he barks for to call me when the telephone rings or when the baker arrives in the car. in winter he barks already when the car enters the village because he knows that first i have to put my boots. there is also another same car but he knows the motor and makes a difference. he just understands that these things are important to me and he does this favor! (sic!)
animals also have their own language and i learned about 40 words in cat language (i talk to them in cat language) and 25 words in dog language. my collie is very intelligent: for example he knows exactly which pair of shoes are for to go out, or into the garden, the stable or the house. once i was busy and he took the shoe for the garden and put it in front of my room. so he wanted to show me that it is time to care about him. once i had a deaf dog and i just talked to him by movements of my hands and it worked perfectly. with the horses i work on a spiritual basis. i have a mare who was very dangerous because of bad treatment. i was the only person to approach and to ride her. she is just adorable and has a big sense of humor!
so, please educate yourself sharing your life with these adorable creatures and do not judge the animal kingdom out of ignorance!
animals also have to make their way in evolution and not to be systematically deteriorated by human beings!
third i address to fd kunz:
it is not god who gave animals to people. i heard this talking in churches before and it is dangerous. the same people feel free to tell us that tsunamis and illnesses are god's punishment. but the human being has megalomania and it would be reasonable to understand that nature is just for itself and has nothing to do with any 'god'. this does not mean that there is no god; there is an absolute truth but the human doesn't have it and we should finally be reasonable enough to recognize this. human is not superior to anything, we do not even know what's in the universe! the biggest ignorance of human is to accuse the non humans of ignorance and it shall be the fall of mankind!!! (sic!)

Posted by: claudia | December 6, 2006 01:45 PM

I AGREE 100% WITH THE STATEMENT THAT THERES NO NEED TO MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES FLAWS....yah i dont support eating meat or wearing fur but to poke fun about somthing so serious is stupid...its like one of them coming back and saying somthing about why animals should be killed for fur...come on PETA....have more...pride

Posted by: helen | December 6, 2006 04:36 PM

This video absolutely broke my heart. How can humans be so evil? I am speechless...

Posted by: Kendra | December 6, 2006 06:24 PM

For several decades now PETA has been at the forefront of the fight against cruelty to animals. It's a bit disheartening to see how they - like much of the rest of America's institutions - have been seduced by the shallowness of celebrity in order to get attention.

Several posts have articulated the ironic insensitivity of mocking the physical appearance and perceived eating disorders of the young women on this list while trying to project an image that is overly-sensitive to the plight of animals.

What this worst dressed list accomplishes is creating yet another distraction based on the very temporary appeal of very temporal actresses.

While I'm no fan of the fur industry, it's quite a leap to go from depicting racoons being beaten to death to the red carpet. It's one thing to expose an elected politician's support of apartheid or another's collusion on trading arms with rogue nations; it's something else entirely to blame an actress for the slaughter of racoons. None of the women cited participated in the killing of the animals nor is there any proof that any of them are even aware of the practices which this video illustrates.

What seems to upset many of those who have commented on this article is not the insensitivity of wearing fur, but the vanity and excess of those who choose to do so. I live in Asia where it is not uncommon to eat animals that were slaughtered at the table - sometimes by the diners themselves. To some this is the height of barbarism, to others it is the essence of the nature of man: the hunter-gatherer only killing for sustenance. In some regions it is a delicacy to eat live octopus. Are the grown men who do so on a par with Nicole Ritchie? She might not think so, but it is clear that many people believe that as an "idiot" she has no capacity for rational thought.

If educating people is PETA's objective, then they need to continue to highlight the atrocities of the fur trade and distance themselves from the superficiality of people who will be forgotten before days end.

Posted by: Trappist | December 7, 2006 12:18 AM

Tomcat,

As a hunter I would presume that the vast majority of the animals you see up close are dead or writhing in pain from being stuck in a trap so how on earth would you know if they have feeling or not.

I care for wildlife and I know for a fact that every animal I have seen has it's own personality. They all react differently to different situations and all of them are effected by stress and in fact can die from stress a lot more than people. I also have domestic animals and they are the same. If they had no feelings then how do you explain this.

Posted by: Sonia | December 7, 2006 02:11 AM

Before i watched this video i didnt have a strong opinion on fur, yes i wouldnt choose to wear it myself but i didn't necessarily condem someone for wearing it... its funny how one little vidoe can change your views. i was completley appalled to watch that video. i dont see how anyone can watch something like that without it breaking their heart never mind do it. i have been told that animals were skinned alive but i never realised how gut wrentching it is. call me naive but i am just finding it hard to grasp how someone can do that to a such a beautiful LIVING creature. It just goes to show that there are people out there who are low enough and evil enough to put a defencless animal through a life not worth living and a death too agonising, all to make a pretty penny

Posted by: susan | December 7, 2006 02:01 PM

How could anyone wear fur after seeing this sick video. I think the comments toward fur wearers is meant to hit home and it does. I will look at someone wearing fur in disgust for the rest of my life AND maybe hand them a PETA.org business card if I had one.

Posted by: Teresa | December 7, 2006 04:55 PM

Why does this country have SO much empathy for a 'disorder' thats a far cry from a real disorder? Calling Anorexia nervosa and bullimia disorders insults the plight of those who suffer under conditions they cannot avoid. Its disgusting and ignorant. Its first of all, a developed country disorder, you don't see people in India putting fingers down their throat to be skinny. Why exactly DO they deserve our sympathy? Because they are stupid enough to think imaginary and odd things? Shouldnt we be teaching our children to be strong enough to fight against the current of Nicole Richie and the likes instead of 'sympathizing' with 'victims' of the eating disorder. They are not suffering, they are choosing to suffer, you dont see everyone sympathizing with masochists do you? So, why is this different. They know very well what they are doing to themselves. Just because something happens to increase in trend doesnt mean its societys fault as a whole. The individual falling under the pressure is to blame too. Why dont kids who grow up eating health food and without drugs deserve an applause then. If you turn out okay, its unrecognized, but if you start hurting yourself suddenly you are deserving of all the sympathy in the world. It really makes me support PETA's mockery of them, clearly they strive for it.

Posted by: Cinnabon | December 7, 2006 07:05 PM

this is soo horrible!! how can this happen!! the human heart is soo evil!this is soo sad it made me cry

Posted by: Dorei | December 7, 2006 08:13 PM

Clay, I cannot tell you how ashamed I am that my cat has the same name as you. Disgusting pig.

Posted by: Ashamed Of You | December 7, 2006 10:27 PM

Poverty and malnutrition are conditions, not disorders.

And this is about wearing fur, not anorexia, bulimia, or famous people.

Or perhaps, Cinnabon, you can't tell the difference?

Posted by: Trappist | December 8, 2006 11:08 AM

hey tomcat,
too bad for you that you got just instinct and no feeling; you are a real problem for animals!

Posted by: foxy | December 8, 2006 11:58 AM

Unbelievable. I can't understand why this still happens. I could only watch the first 10 seconds. Why didn't anyone step up and stop it.
Before I saw the video I thought PETA's comments were a little harsh, but now I think they are 100% justified.

Posted by: ancelin | December 8, 2006 05:56 PM

go peta for telling it like it is. people who wear fur should walk in shame. i hope one day people wake up and finally see what is really going on with the fur they wear.

Posted by: debera | December 8, 2006 06:01 PM

I honestly think that what PETA said about the celebrities is amusing, but if you want to get your point across, you shouldn't point out a person’s flaws, disorders, or problems. You should put the spotlight on their ignorance and poor choice of “fashion.” I, myself think that wearing fur is tacky and I would never wear it.
And people should really stop wishing bad things on the people who skin the animals.
Yes, I don’t agree with what they are doing either, but if there wasn’t such a high demand for fur, then people wouldn’t have to have jobs doing these types of things. If it’s not these people killing the animals, its gonna be some other person. Yes it is their fault, but you can’t blame them for trying to make a living. Do you think that if they could make more money doing something else, they would choose to do this instead? By saying that, I’m not trying to say that wearing fur is right nor am I saying it is right for a person to do such a horrible thing to a living creature, but you have to realize that people need to do what they can to get paid. In some cases, these people skinning the animals choose to, but sometimes, there just isn’t any other option. So everybody in the fur industry is at fault, but if anything, blame the fur wearers. I think that there needs to be more organizations like PETA to educate people on what happened to the poor animal whose fur they are wearing.

Posted by: Shorty | December 8, 2006 06:51 PM

I could only watch two seconds of the video; it's too sad for me. Certainly we have advanced to a point in civilization where we no longer need animal fur to stay warm. We are no longer cave men! No matter what anyone says, some people will still choose to wear fur, and eat meat, and I guess that is their perogative. Why do the animals have to beaten and skinned alive to do it? There must be some more humane way of getting what we need from the animals. This is just sick, sick I say.

Posted by: Sad | December 8, 2006 07:05 PM

To PETA; personal attacks are downright wrong and should not be used in persuading people to accept certain opinions. Eating disorders are very serious and should be taken that way. Making fun of the size of Ricci's forehead or Longoria's role in her show is totally uncalled for and immature. Are we in high school again? These women are not cruel, horrible people for wearing fur, they are simply ignorant to the facts. These comments about them are very disrespectful.

I support animal rights, but i'm not very fond of peta and its use of propaganda and such language. The fight for not only animal rights, but for any political stance in history is riddled with these kinds of extremists attempting to distort the truth and give people a biased viewpoint. enlighten us, dont lie to us.

Despite what some people have said, animals are not legal posessions. everything that is born has its own right to life. we do not choose to be born as whatever we want, and to take advantage of other species is wrong simply because we are more intelligent. And because we are, we have to go even further as to protect other living things. There is no arguing against this. The only reason why animals are killed today for fur or food the way they are today is efficiency. They need to make as much product as they can to generate the most profit. spending time and money to slowly kill every animal before skinning is time consuming and wasteful. Big businesses do not relate God or grief and sympathy for animals when there is money to be made. it is sad, but thats the way the world is. All you can do is not support it. I doubt it will ever stop.

Posted by: Doanh | December 8, 2006 07:18 PM

Disgusting and despicable the people here posting comments about Peta lightening up. Why are you here in the first place at the site of an organization which promotes the ethical treatment of animals? You must have pent up guilt for consuming animal flesh and wearing the fur of tortured animals. I'm suprised that every one of these comments wasnt't riddled with disgust and disbelief. Peta is trying to reach a goal and these celebrities in the pictures wearing those furs are part of the problem. That's quite apparent. "My God" didn't create beautiful creatures just for human use and consumption, In fact, my God didn't even create humans, we evolved from other species of ANIMAL to what we are today (still a form of animal). I'm entirely befuddled as to the lack of sympthany and empathy shown from some of the people commenting here in response to the video. Like Peta says concerning animals: they aren't for us, they aren't ours or anyone's for that matter, they are their own entity and have their own intrinsic value. People obviously need to see these things to know whats going on and those who promote excessive cruelty to animals need to be shamed, Good Job!

Posted by: Brittany | December 8, 2006 10:29 PM

Why dont these celebs just wear peta approved fur! I have a coat from ralph lauren with peta approved fur trim! These ladies are very selfish you can tell by their lifestyle!

Posted by: Victoria Beltran | December 9, 2006 01:11 AM

can't they wear fur or skin from animals that we actually eat? like sheeps, cows or pigs? works as a multi-player. =D. the worst thing of the video is that those cursed-by-animals-people did not kill the animals first and then skin them. hurts me to see them suffer. (saying this doesn't mean i approve wearing fur) they freakin pulled the raccoon's fur like a shirt. in the first place whats with a fur coat? i mean there's lots n lots of other materials we can use from. we're not living in antartica that we need really thick clothes in the first place. i guess people have to much money that they don't know what to spend on. =)

Posted by: diana | December 9, 2006 08:15 AM

will everyone shut the hell up about PETA making comments on the underweight issues here on these celebrities. THE ISSUE HERE IS the fact that THESE "CELEBRITIES" are supporting the video that you just saw. What the hell is wrong with you people, look what more important issues we need to deal with. For everyone who believes that the world does not have any issues fur wise, can all go to hell if you don't give a shit. These celebrities should know better and be a positive role model for everyone....PERIOD

Posted by: kristy | December 9, 2006 09:29 AM

PETA has all the right in the world to attack these women, these women have all the money in the world and they're just everyday celebrities, i don't give a rat's ass about them because we're all human and they have no exceptions

Posted by: bonnie | December 9, 2006 01:23 PM

I dont eat meat, dont wear fur, but really, i dont care about what celebrities do! All I care about is that I dont eat/wear animals. If they want to wear it then their guna wear it. A little bullying from PETA isnt going to stop them. Its abit childish I think. I still like PETA, but all this 'Worst Dressed' stuff is abit gayy..
just my OPINION so people, dont go slatin me.

Posted by: .Rachel. | December 9, 2006 02:31 PM

No puedo creer que todavía haya personas que están dispuestas a tolerar esta clase de actos, MATANZA DESENFRENADA Y SALVAJE sólo por vanidad. Hablando más en serio, por favor difundan el video a fin de que sean menos las personas que propicien este tipo de actitudes.

Posted by: Liliana | December 9, 2006 03:45 PM

all the slashing on celebrities wearing fur is childish. you would think that a group trying to get the public aware of the cruelties happening in the world would not only act professional about the situation but also be the bigger person in this.

Posted by: anne | December 10, 2006 12:26 AM

Hi first off, to all of the ignorant people that are posting messages saying that PETA advocates need to get a life...you need to get a life! Why are you wasting your time writing on here anyway? Dont you have better things to do than talk crap over the computer? I want to see you do that in front of our faces and we'll see how far you get, and while you are at it go and get some education because your statements are ignorant and pathetic just as yourselves. Second of all I am a psychology major and I am specializing in eating disorders, and as these disorders are very serious, they are sistonic disorders, meaning that these people know they are sick and they refuse to get better, thats why they are so hard to treat. So there is no basis to say that these comments are going to really affect them and have them fall deeper into their emotional (not necessarily psychological, by the way) disorder. They are doing this to themselves, so in other words I believe that it is perfectly fine for PETA to talk crap on these celebrities who must be cold-hearted or just plain and simple ignorant to the fact that these poor creatures are brutally tortured to get THEIR precious fur. And to the people that believe animals dont have personalities...god you are so ignorant, go and do some animal behavior research and then come back. I am also a premed student and most of the biological knowledge we know about humans is based on animals. Animal behavior is one of the main ways we study human behavior because they are so much like us. And no God did not put animals on this planet for us to eat! Come on now are you serious! We are animals! We can be wipped out at any time just like the dinosaurs, and considering how we have been treating this planet and the creatures WE SHARE this planet with, I wouldn't doubt that our time is coming soon! However, back to what it important is that these poor, defensless creatures need our help to survive and go through life the way they were meant to...without us getting in the their way all of the time! We need to learn to leave animals the f*** alone! To skin an animal alive to make money by selling it to SICK people is definitely NOT one of the reasons why WE were put on earth! This is disguisting and shameful and after watching this video ( 2 seconds of it anyway because it was too difficult for me to watch) has actually made me feel ashamed of being a human. I will do whatever it takes for me to help PETA in stopping this masacre of precious life.

Posted by: Jessica | December 10, 2006 01:22 AM

Bonjour je suis française et je trouve ça scandaleu,honteu....déguelasse,cruel.Et pourquoi ne pas faire la meme choses avec les gens qui tue ses animaux hun pouquoi pas les laisser en tête à tête avec un lion par exemple ou un ours!!!!Ces gens méritent la peine de mort!

Posted by: mathilde | December 10, 2006 02:39 AM

if peta would try and solely do there job instead of protesting and throwing red paint on people and buberry stores, they could get work done ANIMALS ARE INFERIOR TO PEOPLE... THEY WERE PUT ON EARTH FOR HUMAN USE! now by no means am i saying torture them or skin the alive (kill them then skin them) and quick question do you think people like paris hilton and nicole richie are getting their furs from chinese no-name fur people? seriously the coats the get are probably treated better than that... i want to see burberry workers getting their fur like that

Posted by: Austin | December 10, 2006 04:20 PM

Austin,

Who is it that says that animals were put on this earth for human use? So many people here have already stated that this is just what people that believe in a certain god say to justify the use of animals. Even the bible can be interpreted differently, all depends on your prospective on life.

Regardless if these animals have souls or not they feel pain the same as humans, they may not scream out in pain as they are prey animals and will be found by a predator if they make a huge fuss when injured. All animals have different ways of showing pain, ie a kangaroo will scratch the affected area. Can you imagine yourself being smacked on the ground and then becoming conscious only to find that half your skin has been peeled off, can you imagine the pain the animal would feel. Could you imagine it happening to the person next to you and having to watch this happen only to know that you are next.

From what I could see that person in the video (which I'm still having nightmares from watching even though I know that these things happen) this person wasn't in rags and the car he had wasn't an old banger, he wasn't a poor peasent trying desperately to put food on the table and even if he was he didn't have to find the whole thing entertaining.

This world has gone to s**t and the only reason for this is because there are humans on it.

Posted by: Sonia | December 10, 2006 08:45 PM

I totally agree with Diana. These women stars are ones that the media is splashing across everything. If you're going to flaunt yourself in public wearing fur, then you're sending out the message that you support killing of creatures for fur. And PETA, in doing their job, is just highlighting the acts of these women. So if you don't like what you see, well, blame it on your favourite female stars. They don't look so hot anymore do they?

Posted by: Clare | December 11, 2006 03:21 AM

I've taken my Christina Ricci fanpage offline because of this, so now the second link on Google (when searching for "Christina Ricci") shows "Offline due to fur usage" and links to peta2.

Posted by: Dodger | December 11, 2006 03:25 PM

Reading everyones comments has very mixed reations.

To Pauls comment:
I agree this video shows horrible footage, but if we hide ourselves from the truth how can we solve anything? This is to show everyone what it is really like. You don't have to watch the video.

Whoever wrote the article is personally attacking the celebrities for other things other than fur, which is unacceptable and irrelevent. That is not PETA's fault, but the idiot who wrote this list.

I still fully support PETA, and will continue to be a member to stop animal cruelty.

Posted by: Estelle Rose | December 11, 2006 05:45 PM

Making commments about celebs and so called "mocking" them or "attacking them behind thier backs", doesn't even come close to the way many animals are being attacked right now! The point of this message, is obviously not to wear fur. If u want to wear fur, then you must face the consequences that come with it. Even if it means being abused by those who stand up for animals and thier rights! Good job peta!.

Posted by: lauren | December 11, 2006 11:28 PM

A friend once wore a rabbit coat and I was disgusted... she said shes not supporting the industry cause it was bought from a charity shop .. its a good point .. but then I thought... a charity shop ... do they not have such things as animal charity? INSANE!!! Please.. that video is painful ... a kid come accross that and be scarred.. I wasn't prepared and my family were in the room! NOt nice!

Posted by: Sarah | December 12, 2006 06:30 AM

Hank I hope you die, and find out that God is a Chinchilla, who will be laughing at you as you get sodomized by Satan. Are you on crack or what man, you're a fucking dumbass who deserves to be roasted on a spit and fed to the homeless. You think that if there was a god he would condone skinning, fuck you mate, fuck you up your sorry ass.

Posted by: barius | December 12, 2006 12:06 PM

oh jeez

why are we bashing peta for using propaganda? because its wrong. I support animal rights, but I dont need to follow this extremist organization to do so; but its fine if people do because its my own opinion. No, Peta advocates dont need to 'get a life' and I never said that. I dont know any of you personally and I dont appreciate being critized by someone I dont know. I know how wrong using animals are, and contrary to what you accused me of without even knowing me, I feel no guilt at all. I dont have any fur coats and I'm a vegan. Get your facts right before you try and get all self righteous with a total stranger.

Nobody cares about how much the video tugged your heartstrings or made you cry. bullshit. take your emofaces somewhere else and grow up. Lets post something legitimate and relevant.

You people are taking this shit too much to heart. It's not like these celebrities went out, poached animals and skinned them on their own. they had money and bought them. Being ignorant is not a crime. It's wrong to throw blood on people and prejudge them and accuse them of being horrible people when the only crime they've commited is the one of ignorance. Promoting what peta promotes fights this ignorance. Dont be an asshole and take everything personally. By naming these people 'cruel' or shameful', you're doing the same thing they are. you're trying to force your opinion upon someone else. Keep it to yourself.

Upon seeing the video, I felt sympathy like any person, but I didnt feel such wretched disgust that you describe. Stuff like this happens everyday. Are you living under a rock? You think fur coats grow on the fur trees? grow up.

So dont go and try to give me a lesson on animal rights, "brittany." Way to go trying to elevate yourself by degrading someone over the internet.

Posted by: Doanh | December 12, 2006 07:46 PM

Wow. Just wow. This is ridiculous. Well, the video is ridiculous but so are half the people talking on here ! I know we all have a right to our own opinions but I've read through most of the comments and seen things like : 'Animals have no feelings.' 'God put animals on earth to serve humans.'
Really, I mean, we as humans EVOLVE. Ever think that maybe this is a part of evolution ? Maybe being kind to others ? We're trying to be nicer to other people so why can't we just go a step further ?

Posted by: Alex | December 12, 2006 10:51 PM

WELL DONE PETA,
This is wrong, the publicists that promote these fur wearing celebrities should realise their promoting murder.(Though) they are not killing the animals with their own hands, instead they are paying someone to oppress the cruel misery of these animals. Murder is not fashion!!! I am 15 so call me naive if you can but how can anyone be happy or feel good wearing an innocent animals skin, knowing the suffering behind their clothes. These people are idolised as fashion icons they influence others, thats why they have been choosen by peta. We should be taught the real value of fashion and life.

Posted by: Tiffany | December 15, 2006 11:14 AM

I felt so sorry for that poor dog... but on the other hand I think fur looks hot on a chick. Alot of fur goes to waste though, like when tiger or lion dies at the zoo they should use its fur for clothes. Recycle, means less dogs get skinned.

Posted by: Mr. SMith | December 17, 2006 03:31 AM

I couldn't even watch the whole video, seeing that poor creature moving around trying to escape as they slowly cut off its fur was just too much, if people like Nicole and J Lo (who just realeased a line of fur clothes) saw that video i wonder if they would be able to justify their wearing fur...

...and by the way Barius, no its not like those celebrities went out and skinned those animals but by supporting the fur trade they are insuring the cruelty goes on, and you as a person who supports animals rights should understand, people know "fur coats" dont grow on "fur trees", however people dont see an animal skinned alive every day of the week, and frankly anyone who doesn't get upset, deeply disturbed, and even angry, when they see such things taking place has some serious issues...

Posted by: Cliona | December 17, 2006 03:20 PM

I just dont know how thoes people can live with there self.

Posted by: Carlee Papp | December 17, 2006 05:02 PM

I believe that any person who would wear fur that an animal posses should be skinned the same way the animals fur was removed from him/her. Because I know you did not ask the animals permission for their fur, if you did then you would know the answer is "NO YOU MAY NOT TAKE MY FUR THAT GOD GAVE TO ME TO KEEP ME WARM, NOR MAY YOU HARM ME".

Posted by: Vicki | December 19, 2006 09:59 AM

While some people might call PETA "extremist", if it weren't for them getting this video out, the lot of us would be oblivious and ignorant to what really goes on cocerning the fur trade. And lets not lose sight of the big picture here. The bottom line is: animals are being unecessarily slaughtered (cruelly) for something that mankind doesn't need. In this day and age, fur is just for fashion and luxury. As humans, we have a choice to not engage in this barbaric cruelty we inflict on other beings. Never mind if it's "just an animal" like some people quote. What about just respecting life in general?

Say NO to fur!

Posted by: Jenna | December 20, 2006 06:49 PM

I completely agree with "Shorty".. it's true that the whole process in itself of making and manufacturing fur is extremely wrong however at the end of the night the fact is that if there were no people out there actually buying and wearing fur.. there would be no people in China skinning animals alive in order to supply for these people who think they are making some sort of fashion statement by wearing dead animals on their back.

Posted by: Christine | December 21, 2006 03:23 AM

So where is Mary J. Blige? I can't ever remember seeing a photo of her when she isn't wearing fur or head to toe leather. She is by far the worst offender.

Posted by: Carla | December 21, 2006 11:30 AM

Most of you don't kno wat ur on about, Fur in no cases is right, its murder, and it should be illegal, telling this disgusting women that its wrong by using abusive and bullying language is the only way to stop them, look at christina ricci she has stopt because peta talked out to her, fur is a disgusting thing tht dosent even look nice on human beigs, and for nicole richie and ashley olsen, they havnt got eatin disorders, they just do it for attention because theyre losing fame, same as for wearing fur, they have so much money they run out of stuff to buy so they buy fur. anyone for fur is obviously stupid, and knows nothing about it

Posted by: louie | December 22, 2006 09:46 AM

People that wear fur are fine..The animals are already dead..Please just because you can not afford it do not hate..APPRICIATE

Posted by: Jakie | December 22, 2006 05:59 PM

I can't believe that! I always thought all of them did it humanly! I mean beating them and doing while their alive, IMAGINE if someone did it to you. Although I am a HUGE fan of fur. The only fur I bought was fake, number 1 its too expensive and 2 it's cruel! Why can't we be like Indians and use sparingly and EVERY part of the animal, I'd be OK with wearing fur then.

Posted by: Taylor | December 23, 2006 02:28 AM

Celebrities ARE not cold hearted they just don't know. Besides not like the designer brands do that the fur would be disgusting and if anyone found out no one, EVEN celebs would buy their clothes!

Posted by: Taylor | December 23, 2006 02:34 AM

ok "jakie" first of all, before you go around leaving comments, learn how to spell.. now if you absolutely must comment then atleast make sure its something relevant and not just a bullshit sentence proving that you are a materialistic ass hole. it's really sad that there are people who actually think like you do and don't see anything wrong with wearing fur. "the animals are already dead".. well they were very much ALIVE when they were being skinned!! did you even watch the video? i hope not, because if you did watch it and can still say those things.. then wow.. i feel sorry for you.. there must be something missing in your life.. please work on it

Posted by: christine | December 23, 2006 03:53 AM

First of all without becoming to personal Louie entry on 22nd 06 your comment made me laugh. Does the word Tosser mean anything to you ?

We are just about to enter 2007 and us humans are becoming more modern and knowledgeble and evolving every day. I am positiv that one day the fur trade will ( hopefully soon ) become extinct. Just like some of the species of animals that almost became extinct due to fur trade. In the world we live in there are so many problems to tackle such as starving children, war and catastrophes which are by far probably more difficult to solve then the fur trade. I would like to congratulate all the people that devote their time to PETA and make it work. Some of the tactics might seem extreme to others but if you cry out and no one hears you you have to shout out louder.

At the end of the day it seems very simple to me. No human being should have the right to torture and make animals suffer just because they wish to aquire a certain luxury product which is nowdays so easily replaced by something such as a fake fur coat etc.

Lets try and make this world a better place by starting to get rid of the stupid fur trade and devoting our time to other issues.

We need to protect the world we live in not the other way round!

Posted by: Graham | December 23, 2006 06:35 AM

GENESIS 1:28: "...God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.'"

all you peta freaks are godless liberals. it is perfectly acceptable to use an animal for its fur. it is not sadistic.

Posted by: selena | December 23, 2006 01:16 PM

Genesis 1:29 ... " then God said, 'I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.' "

Genensis 1:30 ..." 'And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures taht move on the ground-everything that has the breath of life in it- I give every green plant for food' "

Selena.. there is nothing in either one of those quotes that says we can torture animals for their fur..

Posted by: Christine | December 30, 2006 04:57 PM

With certain comments I read... I think it's easy to confuse Morality with Religion. I also think some quotes/passages can be misread such as "Man has dominion over animals", since Man has dominion, I regard this as Man to carry on God's work, Not to exploit/destroy it.

However In the Old days, paganism and Druids sacrificed animals in ceremonies in a way today which would be classed as butchery, although they didn't go beyond there religious beliefs/bounderies.

Every religion has there own views on God. Some religions (Pagan,Druidary & Taoism) view nature and all life are in someway interconnected. Their philosophies are that Nature & Life are just as important as God and should be respected as such!

I feel morality is a belief in knowing what you think is right or wrong. People may agree/disagree but I think Morality is defined by person's character/action and thoughts.

While I don't believe in the use/wearing of fur, I do believe however that nature should be respected and all life have the right to live.

If man was to decide all the time what should live and die, I believe this would make God redundant.

Posted by: PCB | January 2, 2007 02:49 PM

Anyone who left a comment saying it was okay to use animals for their fur obviously did NOT see the video

as far as God giving us animals for fur and to control and all that...
YOUR unbelievably Ignorant

One of the gifts god gave to us was the gift of wisdom, which gives us the capability to create things, like faux fur......

If anyone can seriously watch the video, and still say that those animals
were put on this earth for that shouldn't call themselves a christian.

The attacks against celebrities with eating disorders were low, and uncalled for... end of question.

and the comment saying that vegetarians were just "jealous" of people that can eat meat and stay thin was completely moronic!
there are alot of reasons people become vegetarians and although health is usually a factor, it's not beacause we can't be thin and still eat meat!

perhaps that person was just jealous of the will power vegetarians have that they obviously do not possess

Posted by: Jenniffer | January 3, 2007 02:18 AM

I agree with what most people have said, that wearing fur is a persons decision and we should respect that. But, beating an animal and torturing it to death is ludacris. It makes me so furious that this happens, and through this video I was completley disgusted, and I fear for those poor helpless creatures. I had to stop watching the video after a few seconds because it was too much. Although, there are some more pressing matters in the world concerning humans that we should direct more attention to first.Sorry, but people do come first.
And for all the people saying that those who where fur should be skinned themselves, yes what they're doing is bad, but to say you wish that on someone else is just as horrible.

Posted by: Thelia | January 3, 2007 05:10 AM

In as comment made by Estelle Rose in response to a previous one of mine...

I can ensure you my comment wasn't a personal attack of celebrities. Although I oppose the use/wearing of Fur I believe it's down to choice of individual & moral and ethical beliefs.

In this list I've seen a lot of religious quotes, which I think is fine but quoutes have a tendency to misread/misinterpretted.

People try to understand God through religion (which I have no problem with). But I feel God and Devil are closer to home through actions we do and words we say.

I apologise if it seemed offensive, but it was intended to.

Posted by: Paul | January 3, 2007 05:29 AM

In response to a comment... made by Tomcat ( Posted by Sonia)

OK , I feel quite offended for you to say huntsmen have respect for animals. My dad use to Hunt, and I can assure you that almost every huntsmen I've met has little or no respect for animals. So stop with the bulls**t.

Also to say animals don't feel pain. How the f**k would you know, your not one!! Just because animals don't understand us, doesn't mean they don't understand pain and fear. If animals are capable of showing love and compassion like your domestic pets then they are more than capable of knowing fear.

Hunters nowadays hunt for sport, not for survival. We live a world abundant with resources, and now we are no longer dependant on animals the way we use to in the early stages of man. Anyone that say's animals are ours for human use is talking bulls**t.

The only reason people write stuff like that is so they can justify what there doing even though it's wrong and they can sleep better at night knowing the fact they've taken something that wasn't theirs to take.

I think this double a case of standards, you can treat your house pets one way, but animals in the wild another.

Posted by: PcB | January 4, 2007 05:17 AM

Yeah, this is really sad, but face it guys! People are going to wear fur. It's just a normal/everyday thing. Hopefully someday people will grow up and just realize that it's wrong. I mean, you can wear something else and still look great! You don't have to wear animals. It's wrong. I'm for PETA all the way.

Posted by: Karlee | January 4, 2007 04:27 PM

Um, do PETA members approve of eating animals like chicken? Just wondering because i hate when people wear fur, i even hate it when they wear faux fur

Posted by: Joanne | January 5, 2007 02:20 AM

You'd have to be inhuman not to feel repulsed by the barbaric acts of cruelty in the video clip. However, I hope such incidents are rare, and that a regulated industry would adopt the most humane methods of practice. I understand the use of Argon in the poultry industry has been found to be the option which led to the least suffering. The use of leather in clothing is common, achieving the most optimal use of the cow, providing food as well as clothing. Whilst it may not be perfect, I see regulation as the most effective way of avoiding such excessive cruelty. Whilst I prefer to avoid the use of animal products in my life, I accept the realities of the world and hope people agree with me in having respect for nature, and the mechanisms of ecology in the world.

Posted by: Lionel | January 5, 2007 09:15 AM

I see from this blog that PETA have decided only to include the comments about how celebs are killing animals and have chosen not to include my previous comments about PETA being completely irresponsible by putting a video like that where innocent kids and myself can stumble upon this - I dont have any fur and dont really agree with it so what right do PETA have to offend me with such horric images?

I care about animals, but suddenly I have no respect for PETA whatsoever.

Posted by: Martin | January 5, 2007 12:33 PM

I am absolutely stunned and apalled by the video I just watch. I stopped watching after he stripped the animal of its fur while it was STILL ALIVE. That was one of the most heart breaking and horrifying things I have ever seen. I will never purchase or associate with anyone who wears fur. That video brought me to tears and I think that any one who can wear fur after watching such a video is as inhumane as the people who are killing and abusing animals for their fur.

Posted by: shanelle | January 5, 2007 02:41 PM

God you PETA people are zany.

Posted by: Jeff Johnson | January 5, 2007 07:24 PM

That video is sickening, everyone knows that people kill these animals inhumanely to skin them but not many people really know how. Its definitely a wake-up call.

And when it comes to bagging out these celebs, bear in mind that they do that all the time in gossip magazines and not only do people not complain about the fact that they are bagging out those celebs fashion sense but they actually pay to read it. If you guys dont find PETA's statement about Christina Ricci's forehead funny, then ignore it, everyone else does.

Sure there's other inhumane things going on in the world against humans but leaving comments on THIS site that they should be taking care of them is pointless - there aren't many people who go out of their way to maintain the rights of animals so why would you tell one of the rare organisations to put away their cause fight another cause and then work on their cause again after that one is solved? Fur is wrong, everyone knows it, just let people have their opinions about it I guess.

Posted by: jodie | January 6, 2007 04:18 AM

I support animal rights, but it's groups like you that make me mad. PETA, you're not fighting for the rights of animals, you're not speaking up against animal cruelty, and you're not making a difference. You're just a bunch of whiny hipsters who do things that are completely inappropriate, immature, and illegal in an attempt to get your point across. If you're going to crusade against animal rights, I'd suggest refraining from comparing animal cruelty to the the enslavement of blacks and the Holocaust and telling children that their fur-wearing mothers are murderers, among others. You're hurting the cause more than you're helping it.

Posted by: Emily | January 6, 2007 11:25 AM

I would like to know how many of you own LEATHER? Same diff geniuses...

Posted by: Canadian girl | January 7, 2007 06:45 PM

In response to Emily....

I think animals are entitled to certain rights just as we do. I would have to agree that comparisons to enslavement of blacks and Holocaust is unnecessary and wrong, but I think animals and humans share one important right. right to live and live freely.

Animals don't get taken seriously because we don't understand them, that doesn't however make them any less worthy of living. I've always believed if animals could talk, half the sh*t that goes on with animals( fur trade) would not be happening.

Posted by: Paul | January 8, 2007 08:02 AM

I agree with Paul, that video is needless gore. I get the point..wearing fur is bad, but I feel worse off after watching it. We all know killing anything would look disgusting I guess it was morbid curiosity that made me push play but it was pure disgust at PETA that made me push stop. try something other than shock tactics to get through to people, its only reflects poorly on PETA

Posted by: Nellie | January 9, 2007 10:02 PM

First and foremost I think everyone has forgotten that we live in a country that puts "celebrities" on a pedestal. Where little girls go frantic on the site of paris hilton (and for what?), we need to make sure that those little (and big) girls are not getting the wrong messages from these celebrities.

You forget that most children knew where the little survivor island was but could not point out where Iraq was. So do think people would focus more on celebrities or would pay attention to te reports of companies promoting animal torturing practices.

To that dimwit who thinks that animal torture in china doesn't affect the US. where do you think burberry (as you seem so focused on that) gets it's fur???? You also forget that this video of china is only an example! How easy would it be to get footage from any "skinning-coorporation", if there are any, in the US??????

Trends are created by celebrites. Everyone wants to emulate them. If their tastes are not questioned, attacked and changed then how many olsen, nicole wannabes can you convince otherwise.

you also forget that these girls are just girls after all. Perhaps they just need a reality check like we all got from this video.

Fur is a bigger evil since it is not needed for any sustainance; furthermore unlike leather, the best quality of fur comes from an animal skinned alive. There are so many materials we can use for fashion people. Lets just stop any lifeform from getting skinned alive. How disgustingly heartless are you to want fur after seeing this video.

Peta's shock and convince tactics along with all the other more reputable methods have always worked. If only these peta tactics catch your eye then know that this is the only kind of thing that can catch your eye

Posted by: sanya | January 10, 2007 12:19 AM

That video made me sick!!!!!
I almost threw up....really....I didnt even see the entire clip
What disgusting cruelty to animals.....where is this place, as I would love to skin him alive!

Posted by: Lee | January 10, 2007 12:34 PM

What is wrong with wearing fur? I’m sorry, but it’s an ANIMAL. Christ, people, grow a spine or something. And all those that cried whilst watching it, or couldn’t continue? That’s just sad. And I don’t mean boo-hoo sad, I mean what-are-you-some-kind-of-freak? sad.

Fur is a beautiful and unique material that has been worn for millennia. That means that back when we were Neanderthal man, right up to the 20th century, we had no problem with fur. It is only now, in this day and age, that people find that their common sense is made out of jelly and say “But hurting animals is cruel!”
Fact of life: to get fur, we must kill animal. Sad, but true.

The socio-economic values of fur as a resource are enormous and very varied. In Denmark, the export of fur is the third most important agricultural resource they have, after bacon and cheese. Canada, the USA and many other Eastern European countries would not be as rich or influential without the export of fur, simply because there is nothing else of particular worth – no oil, no rare metals etc.

Which brings us neatly to price. Fur is so pricey that the actual market for it is very wealthy and very small. A lynx coat is worth about the same as a small house. This means that demand for it is never actually going to be that high.

I will say this, though. It is wrong to hunt endangered species for their fur. It is also ILLEGAL. Sure, people still sell it, but it’s black market and there’s no way to stop that, even if we ban the sale of fur. However, it may surprise you to know that the fees paid for hunting and trapping licenses actually pay for the conservation of rare species. A slight irony, I think, but a good one.

Another thing. The sale of cat and dog fur is banned in Europe. WHY?!?!?!? There are millions of stray dogs and cats out there that would just have to be put down anyway because of disease or overcrowding, so why not actually use them for something, instead of incinerating them in favour of killing the atmosphere? It’s this whole social attitude that’s the problem – fluffy, cute things can’t be killed. People wouldn’t object if people wore rat, would they? They would more likely say, “Eww, RAT fur? They’re, like, disease ridden and they’re, like, RATS.”

Agricultural point: there are many species today, that we are all familiar with, that would be extinct if we did not hunt them. Pigs, for example. We eat pigs. Pork is yummy, as is bacon and many other pig products. We do not have pigs running around in our forests. Why? Because it’s too dangerous. Wild boar could jump out and maul any unsuspecting rambler. But, then why are pigs still alive? Why didn’t they die out in the Middle Ages? BECAUSE WE BRED THEM TO HUNT.
You say that breeding the animals just for killing them is cruel, but face it. They will die anyway, probably of a painful death at the hands of another predator. Circle of life in action. So however they kill them on fur farms is nothing compared to a zebra being brought down by a pride of lionesses and being eaten while it’s still alive, but we don’t petition for the lions to be culled.

Also, this video that you’ve all watched probably isn’t one of a fur farm, which most fur comes from. This is because we can all see the horrible people abusing the animals, boo hoo. This bad treatment shows up on the pelt, devaluing it. This means the trapper/farmer/hunter doesn’t get paid as much, so it’s in their best interests to keep the animals in good condition. And if this is a hunter trapper, they are an animal abuser and the privilege of caring for animals should be taken away from them. This, however, is not a prerequisite of the fur trade. This person obviously likes hurting things more than the money they make. Their license should be made null and void. THEY ARE NOT A RECOGNISED PART OF THE FUR INDUSTRY. The fur industry is interested in producing a high quality product for a select group of people and many designers support it, Dolce & Gabbana for example.

To summarise: there is nothing wrong with the wearing or production of fur. It is an important economic resource, it is beautiful and unique, it is an environmentally friendly natural material, it has been used for millennia all over the world and the selling, production and procurement are all heavily regulated and restricted.
Grow a spine and stop taking the mick out of celebrities. They don’t deserve it.

Posted by: Belinda | January 10, 2007 01:52 PM

Belinda, your line of reasoning is sick and twisted.
For instance, you argue that it has been worn for a long time. Hmm, let's look at some traditions that went on for a long time that aren't so good, like, say, or slavery? Or racism? Or sexism? Simply because something has been going on for a long time does NOT justify it.

And I cannot believe that you can be so heartless. "Boo-hoo" Oh yeah, if you are disgusted by watching a man skin a racoon LIVE than you are a wimp? Girly? I don't get it. I really don't.

And you are very contadictory. You talk about "growing a spine," then talk about not picking on celebrities. You are the one being spineless, letting our socity's idolization of famous people, and bowing down to them, as if the majority of them actually had something that we don't, other than money and a plastic surgeon.

Posted by: Mitsu | January 11, 2007 08:54 AM

Sick and twisted? That’s a new one. Quite pleased with that, myself.

Bow down to celebrities? No way! They are famous for stupid things and I hate them for it, but that’s no excuse for bitching about them. They are people too, contrary to however they may act, and it’s just disrespectful and juvenile to ‘discuss’ (read: bitch) their tastes. Fur is a choice, and they made it. If you can’t accept that, then the PETA is more blinkered than I thought they were. Quite frankly, this article shows them up to be the kind of amateur organization that they are. Dissing celebrities (however stupid they may be) along with shock tactics to get those of a more sensitive disposition to squirm just shows how desperate they are, unable to formulate a proper argument with relevant points. If the above ‘Mitsu’ had actually READ my arguments, they would probably have been found to be impartial and convincing. However, this is not the case and they have been ignored due to the fact that I like and support the fur trade.

Poor, soulless, cold-hearted me.

Posted by: Belinda | January 11, 2007 03:42 PM

In response to a comment made by Belinda....

I find that some of your comments flawed and naive.
Neaderthal/cavemen wore fur not as a privilege or vanity, but for survival, it's unfair to make that comparison because Man lives in a world that's become more abundant with resources. To make that assumption would be like "walking forwards with your head turned back, blind to everything in front of you.
Our society is in a position that has to no longer depend on fur.

I disagree with other comments stated that "many species would be extinct if we didn't hunt them".That's a contradiction. Natural selection since the dawn of time, has always maintained a balance between Predator-prey.
I feel in recent times Man has upset this balance.

Predatory acts by Lions pale in comparison to the killing acts of Man. Zebras don't get eaten alive. Lionesses trip their prey then they are strangled humanely before they are eaten. They do this for a number of reasons, Lions don't have the endurance wildebeats have and also to protect themselves from getting hooved. Animals in the wild don't know torture like we do, they only know instinct, so it's unfair to make references about how it's no different to animals on fur-farms because it is. Only a IDIOT would say otherwise.

As for saying fur is environmental friendly it isn't:

All fur nowadays is laced with chemicals that's harmful to the environment to prevent fur-rot and decompostion

More industrial energy is needed (60%) for manufacturing of Fur

Waste Chemicals from factories has a negative effect on the environment.
(Contamination of waterways/rivers from chemcials have a massive negative impact on wildlife)

As I said before the use/wearing of Fur is down to Morality and a person's own belief, However when a industry (Fur-Farm) supports the unjustified killing of animals for vainty & egoism
It's wrong for anyone to say that there's nothing wrong with it.

Posted by: pcb | January 11, 2007 04:42 PM

for those of you who made comments saying that its ok to wear fur.. i think you guys fail to put yourself in the animals position. It seems that you are not sympathetic towards the animals at all! Maybe if you look at this whole thing from a different perspective (the animals) you can see how the whole fur industry is wrong. Animals HAVE FEELINGS its crazy for anyone to argue otherwise.. they feel sadness, they feel pain and hurt. As is obvious in the video, these animals know they are not in a happy place and they know they are doomed for a lot of pain and torture as they watch other animals before them meet their horrible death. I will agree that humans are a more intelligent race.. however that just brings me to an even more important fact. We, as a superior race should take that power that we have and use it for good, for protecting the creatures on earth that are weaker than us, that cannot speak out for their own welfare, we should have care and love for those living things that share the earth with us. How are we considered civilized people if we cannot treat animals with kindness? Why must we abuse the power that we have and hurt anything that is a little different from ourselves. Just because animals cannot speak or because they don't look like humans does not make them less important or worthless or like some of you said "for humans to use". So what if they can't communicate with us or do the things that we can do.. they still HAVE HEARTS and live and eat and breathe just as we do and live and strive to do everyday!! I also believe that there will never be peace between humans as long as there is violence towards animals. It's the same difference.. if you have the capability to hurt an animal.. you have the capability to hurt a human as well.

Posted by: Christine | January 12, 2007 04:01 PM

I think that the cruelty of the killing is what is the major problem with the fur trade. It's one thing to humanely use animals and their furs, its another to do so in an exploitative and cruel manner.

I personally don't think that the fur trade is something that we as humans should be proud of, but if we need/want the furs it is important to not do it in such a barbaric manner. We need to exercise stewardship of the gifts of the Earth, and regardless of whether it is a plant, fish, puppy or a person these are all living things which deserve respect as living things. We have become too desensitized to death in general, and need to treat life with dignity.

Posted by: Stacy | January 12, 2007 11:59 PM

I don't believe in watching animals suffer. I would'nt want to cause that to an animal. It's sick to remove an animal's fur while it's still alive, if I was there, had a gun, I would put the poor thing out its misery.

Posted by: David | January 13, 2007 05:39 PM

I don't believe in watching animals suffer. I would'nt want to cause that to an animal. It's sick to remove an animal's fur while it's still alive, if I was there, had a gun, I would put the poor thing out its misery.

Posted by: David | January 13, 2007 05:39 PM

I must agree with some other comments out there, while the opposition of wearing fur still stands strong, childish verbal attacks and tastless remarks about celebrities further decimates PETA's overall good intentions.

In order to sucessfully get the message across, PETA needs to remove it's image of a whining brat. When it matures to the level above name-calling and elementary, maybe more people will take the organization more seriously.

Posted by: Monique | January 13, 2007 10:19 PM

Whilst I've never worn fur in my life and have no reason to, I don't think that individual people should have personal remarks made about them because they have made the choice to wear fur, whether they are celebrities or not. Everyone should be treated with respect and courtesy, we all have that right.

Perhaps they chose to wear fur because they were ill-informed? That has nothing at all to do with someone's weight, the size of someone's forehead or their sexual activity. If PETA really wants to shame these people, why not contact them personally rather than insult them publicly?

You catch more flies with sugar than vinegar, PETA. I'd be very surprised if one of those women chose to give up fur and support PETA now that they have been insulted by the organization.

Posted by: Jessica | January 14, 2007 01:15 PM

That video was horrible. But you have to remember things are done radicly different in China and life is valued differently, even human, remember Tiananmen square?

I know some people that deal furs here in the US and they do not treat animals with such cruelty. Its sad to see such disregard for life.

Posted by: plainsman | January 14, 2007 11:41 PM

PETA is doing the right thing to wake people up. Those in power, either financial power or political power or those with the power to influence cultural practices MUST get involved to STOP THIS.

Clearly authorities are NOT doing all they can and actions like this must be stopped. If getting Brad Pitt and Angelina J involved will help PETA's cause, then by all means do it.

Stop buying fur. There is no middle ground here.

Support agencies that protect the innocent that cannot protect themselves.

There is so much wrong with international trade honouring the almighty dollar, that unless we speak up, and vote with our wallets, this type of autrocity will continue. Stop buying fur - and especially fur from China.

Yes - their culture is different - but that is a poor and sad excuse to tolerate China's torture methods.

Some suggestions:
1 - educate the skinners as to the outrage they have caused and the effect their practices are having on their country.
2 - find out who is buying the furs and make that public to us.
3 - do a follow up on what the local Chinese politicians are doing about this... if anything.

I hope Karma exists.

Posted by: Outraged | January 15, 2007 03:55 PM

For Gods Sake!
Help people first???
It is because of certain human beings (like these on the video) that our planet is the way it is! What kind of HUMAN would skin an animal alive? IF THEY CAN DO THAT TO AN ANIMAL, THEY CAN EASILY DO SUCH A THING TO A HUMAN BEING. Your actions show who you are. These people SHOULD NOT be living in our society, they are probably marginals who destroy our peace, murder humans, and go against the law. No one with a good head, or a good example to give would agree or do such a thing.
Again, if they have the cold blood to torture an animal, they are no good because they can do it to their own kind as well.
Cruelty brings cruelty of any kind. People who have no respect for EVERY LIVING thing in the world, should not be around us, it is because of them, because of their selfishness and ignorance that children are starving, animals being savaged, and other cruelty's are happening, not only with animals, but with US too.
Peta IS RIGHT, only shocking images, the reality, will make people understand, since some people seem to not care when you are being nice. Keep on the GOOD WORK PETA, lets continue to help our planet to get rid of subjects who destroy our society and bring crimes to our doors, destroying our peace. And lets NOT cover up the truth.

IF YOU CAN BE CRUEL TO AN ANIMAL, YOU ALSO CAN BE CRUEL TO A HUMAN!!!!!

Posted by: Paula | January 15, 2007 05:49 PM

I was too afraid to watch this video, I didn't want to see what would happen because I knew I would cry and I would never be able to get the image out of my head. The important thing here is the cruelty to animals it will never ever stop completely but it can be decreased. By exposing these stars Peta has done a good thing they have given people a choice. You can choose to watch these stars, buy their fan gear, albums or movies and support them financially so they have the means to buy fur and perpetuate animal cruelty or you can boycott them all together, until the latest fad becomes saving the animals so they get good PR again and reclaim their fan base. Up to you....

Posted by: jessica lavoie | January 15, 2007 11:48 PM

I was too afraid to watch this video, I didn't want to see what would happen because I knew I would cry and I would never be able to get the image out of my head. The important thing here is the cruelty to animals it will never ever stop completely but it can be decreased. By exposing these stars Peta has done a good thing they have given people a choice. You can choose to watch these stars, buy their fan gear, albums or movies and support them financially so they have the means to buy fur and perpetuate animal cruelty or you can boycott them all together, until the latest fad becomes saving the animals so they get good PR again and reclaim their fan base. Up to you....

Posted by: jessica lavoie | January 15, 2007 11:49 PM

It broke my heart to see this video.I can't believe that people could be so heartless.Yes God gave us dominion over the animals,but i seriously doubt that he meant this.I think it's horrible the way these animals are being treated.They should at least have the decency to make sure that the animal has really died.Don't these people know that what goes around comes around.

Posted by: Semone | January 16, 2007 12:05 PM

I've seen that video a few times before and have gotten teary-eyed each time. While I applaud PETA's occasionally shocking tactics to bring people's attention to the cruelties fur farming, some people won't respond or refuse to listen to such shock tactics. A one-size-fits-all-shock approach may not work for everyone. I think someimes a quieter, non-judgemental approach can also be part of the equation. Rather than regurgitate what everyone else has already said, I'd like to share an experience I had with a furwearer. I had a couple pet chinchillas in my university days. One of them was a very people-friendly little guy named Chiko. He loved fresh air and really enjoyed people fawning over him, so sometimes I'd cradle him in my elbow and go out for short walks. Chiko loved people and they loved him, especially since chinchillas aren't very well-known animals (unlike dogs or cats). Frequently I'd be asked what kind of animal he was, so I'd use that opportunity not only to introduce the chinchilla species, but also to mention that they were prized for their fur. Almost always, the next thing they would say would be, "I've heard of chinchilla fur, but oh, I had no idea they were such adorable little creatures!" I'd usually follow with a tagline from a PETA ad: "Well, I think fur coats only look good on their original owners!" Most people would nod and I could tell it made them think. One day I saw a woman a few feet away from me wearing a fur coat made of, you guessed it, chinchilla fur. I deliberately walked towards her so she'd see me, Chiko in arm, but I waited for her to talk to me first. Like most people, she was very curious about him. Then she noticed that his fur was identical to what she was wearing. She was taken aback and looked very sheepish. I assured her I wasn't going to hurt her or damage her fur coat, but said if she had any questions about chinchillas I'd be glad to answer them. We ended up chatting for about 10 minutes, and I told her about Chiko's cute little antics, what it was like raising chinchillas, and the big playroom he shared with my other chinchilla. She then took off her coat, and then petted and played with him. Finally she turned to leave. As she walked away, no longer wearing her chinchilla fur but having it draped over her arm, I knew she was thinking about chinchillas as animals, as living creatures. I think a gentle, informative, educational approach, whereby you allow the person to come to his or her own conclusions, could be just as effective as a hardline shocking one.

Posted by: Joanne | January 16, 2007 08:23 PM

I didn't know people could be so cruel. Ripping off a defenseless animal's fur is awful enough on its own, but doing it whilst the animal is struggling and crying is just unfathomable.

I also agree with the others saying that insulting people about their lives is rude and unacceptable. You'd think a more civilised approach would be more effective.

Posted by: n | January 16, 2007 11:54 PM

Aside from the inhuman cruelty to the animals in the video, it's disgusting that people are concerned about the comments PETA made about the poor rich self centered celebrities when animals are being kept in conditions so barren they lose their sanity and display abnormal behaviors until they their taken out of their cages to have their skins ripped right off their bodies while their still alive while being beaten and stomped on.Imagine the horrible pain their going through.Boo hoo,poor Kate and Nicole.Starving themselves when they have enough money to feed a country in their bank account.

Posted by: Lucy | January 19, 2007 03:07 AM

For Gods Sake!
Help people first???
It is because of certain human beings (like these on the video) that our planet is the way it is! What kind of HUMAN would skin an animal alive? IF THEY CAN DO THAT TO AN ANIMAL, THEY CAN EASILY DO SUCH A THING TO A HUMAN BEING. Your actions show who you are. These people SHOULD NOT be living in our society, they are probably marginals who destroy our peace, murder humans, and go against the law. No one with a good head, or a good example to give would agree or do such a thing.
Again, if they have the cold blood to torture an animal, they are no good because they can do it to their own kind as well.
Cruelty brings cruelty of any kind. People who have no respect for EVERY LIVING thing in the world, should not be around us, it is because of them, because of their selfishness and ignorance that children are starving, animals being savaged, and other cruelty's are happening, not only with animals, but with US too.
Peta IS RIGHT, only shocking images, the reality, will make people understand, since some people seem to not care when you are being nice. Keep on the GOOD WORK PETA, lets continue to help our planet to get rid of subjects who destroy our society and bring crimes to our doors, destroying our peace. And lets NOT cover up the truth.

Posted by: The man | January 23, 2007 06:52 PM

I think that PETA has every right to address their opinion on what the stars are wearing, celebrities are the power of this country and they don't always use their abilities properly. PETA needs to make it CLEAR. With the stars doing wrong (So to say) it's encouraging others to be like them. Look at Paris Hilton there are BILLIONS of girls/boys that want to be her and will do everything in their steps to grasp that goal. PETA right on keep doing what your doing. Your subject caught my eye, and I know it caught many others. Hense the responses.

Sincerely,

ALYSSA

Posted by: Alyssa | January 26, 2007 04:14 PM

I dont understand why fur is such a trend anyways, it's unreasonable, not worth it, and not even cute....but I had no idea that's what they did to the animals that they used to make these things!! That's like the saddest thing I've ever seen! PETA has every right to address the issue...and I thought it was pretty shveet when they threw a pie in Anna Wintours hair..it made me laugh. hard. tee hee :)

Posted by: Jessica | January 26, 2007 11:14 PM

I think that the video needed to be shown. It needs to be posted on more websites. Watching I cried and tried as hard as I could to stop myself from vomiting. What I hate most is that I have to sit here, feeling hopeless. I am a strong animal lover and feel that it is extremely sick to see that people have no empathy what so ever and then to hear on lookers laughing in the background is disqusting.

Posted by: Amy | January 30, 2007 03:10 PM

How can anyone say that we should be caring more about humans than animals?!?!?! Because quite frankly i care about animals a hell of a lot more than the ignorant ass holes who willingly wear fur knowing perfectly well how these animals are killed? To me humankind has sunk very low espescially the fasion industry! I loathe those inhumane idiots and i wish i could torture them and skin them alive just like they do to these helpless and defensleess creatures. I mean come one foxes are beautiful creatures but they are much more beautiful alive then dead! I mean im only 16 and it sucks b/c it feels like i can't do anything to help!! I wish i could just inform the world and make everyone stop doing this! I hate J-Lo and Julian MacDonald! I hate them so much they are haters and need to get over themselves and stop caring about money and start caring about animals who are being ruthlessly tortured under their labels!!!! Sometimes i hate even calling my self a human being, b/c as a whole our race is disgusting! It makes me so sad knowing that as im typing this right now some animals is probably being clubed to near death and then skinned while alive!! I hate it!!! And i also think that PETA was right in calling out those celebrities on the worst dressed list! If it were me i would of said a lot meaner things than that.. and to the people who think that PETA was childish in saying that stuff about richie, and ricci and the others...F*** You! Your no better than the people killing the animals for their fur!!!!

Posted by: Heather | January 31, 2007 07:45 PM

yes sometimes i do have something against people all together when they are wearing 20 or thirty pounds of fur you may think o ya its ok. imagine yourself in the animals postition getting all your skin taken off, cut off your feet getting put into cages it gross. Yes i have no problem of people who it meat,some people think you need meat to survive. I don't, im a vegan. Once you think about that piece of chicken,beef,pork ect. had a face before and a heart. People think its gross to eat dogs and cats well those people are living in different countries. They dont have alot of chiken pork and beef, they have cats and dogs. I diffenetly have something against the people who do things to the poor animals, just so they don't "ruin their fur" how can they even go to sleep with knowing that they killed something.

Posted by: laren | February 1, 2007 10:05 PM

While I'm for eating animals (I'm an unapologetic carnivore-lol-and I know some people get grossed out, even though they are not vegan/vegetarian, when they see an animal killed... lol I'm definitely not and if I have to I'll hunt an animal myself) it seems very unnecessary to put an animal through that much prolonged suffering. That's pretty screwed up. Especially that part where it's still moving around while skinned. Are they too poor to buy those mini gas chambers that are used to kill lab rats? At least they could slit it's throat or inject some drugs before they kill it. I'm okay w/ the eating part because death is a part of life. It's not like we all go comfortably. I SAW my dad die before my eyes and it WAS NOT pleasant. We all die in pain (except for a lucky few of course).

Posted by: Tina | February 2, 2007 02:27 PM

First of all, those celebrities don't dress themselves. It's partly up to their stylists. I realize they still do have a choice, but its really what the public wants. And appearantly the public wants them to wear fur. And the way you criticized them was so immature. There were a dozen things you could have said, but you chose to insult them in a way that a cheap, trashy tabloid would. Trying to be funny isn't going to win people over to your cause. Sure it may get a few laughs, but I'm still eating meat. In fact I just ate a hamburger for lunch. And for supper my dad is fixing pork-chops. I'm only 14 and I realize I don't know everything, but seriously, this is coming from a teenager: grow up. Okay?? Thanx hun! ;D

Posted by: rachel | February 6, 2007 07:09 PM

i'm not a vegetarian but i'm a huge supporter of animal rights causes.

Fur IS murder! how do these people sleep at night knowing what is done to these animals???

as for the people talking about peta's cheap shots, you may want to have stick-from-rectum-ectomy.

Posted by: erica | February 6, 2007 08:43 PM

I strongly believe that celebrities know what they are doing. If they don't know what really happens to animals that are used to make furs, then is aceptable (in some way) to see them wearing furs. But if they already know what happens to animals, then is a shame that they have commodities when don't deserve them. They are paying for an animal to be killed.

PETA, what can we do to stop the silent holocaust?

Posted by: Citlalli | February 8, 2007 01:50 PM

I remember seeing Christina Ricci on that cover and thinking what a beautiful and striking picture it was. I has hoped she was wearing imitation fur. With all our advances in fashion, fake fur (not fake/dog fur) could have produced the same effect. Personally attacking Ms. Ricci or these lesser "actresses/celebutantes" is foolish. Call her friend Marc Jacobs, who actually designed and manufactured the garment.

Posted by: M. | February 11, 2007 05:50 PM

I couldnt even manage to watch the video.
Oh da poor poor wittle stars are being picked on for being rich and spoiled and starving for attention in their pathetic fur coats and yes their obvious eating disorders. Well hey you people who so NOBLY defend them and not the animals..Guess what, the poor wittle picked on stars have millions of dollars of mommy and daddys money to spend on lawyers to protect their pathetic selves, so who is going to do the same for victimized animals. We can manufacture the best fabrics, get this, ANIMAL FREE! wow did ya know that? we dont live in caves anymore, we have central heating and we have grocery stores and we would have alot less heart disease and obesity if everyone put down the 1000 calorie big macs. And meanwhile the stars get richer and the animals keep getting tortured brutally, Has anyone heard of Buddism? somebody get me off this crazy train world, we all think we are entitled to be brutal vicious killers. When there are no more animals we will hunt each other and wear other humans skins and decorate our homes with their skulls and bones. Perry Farrell was right.

Posted by: Miranda | February 15, 2007 06:03 AM

People's scripted promiscuity, eating disorders, and large foreheads brought up when speaking of your organization's apallment to their use of furs is stupid to be blunt. It comes off as immature and make you lose credibility, similar to Hugo Chavez's equally stupid outbursts which truly thwart any good press he can receieve for building homes, schools, hospitals, and subsidised supermarkets for the poor. I wonder if you'll critisize my spelling and divert attention from my arguement? I would also suggest that if you really care about animal's "ethical" treatment, why not find more humane ways to skin animals, anesthesize them, and kill them. People will continue to use their hides as they have for thousands of years. If they suffer less, you could be closer to meeting your goals. Furthermore when it comes to eating animals, I'm sure it hurts when a owl kills a rat or a lizard eats a seagulls eggs, a shark eats a fish, or a wolf eats a rabbit, thats not wrong. Its normal and natural. Its called the food chain and we are animals too, we have inciseors for tearing meat, its part of our natural diet. We should tream them as ethically as other animals treat them, thats the logigal response.

Posted by: Nevan | February 17, 2007 11:59 PM

I am defiantly against the fur trade I think that is cruel and unnecessary in this centaury. And to the people who think that we should be looking after humans before animals I disagree both have feelings and both deserve for people to take action on their behalf especially when this animal cruelty is for such a pitiful reason as fashion. These people who think that humans should come first would find better use of their time campaigning for orphans in Cambodia then slamming the pure intentions of those who spare some time for the little creatures who have no voice. Yes fur wearing has been around since the cave men but they didn't have modern conveniences such as central heating and synthetic fibre. Look I have leather shoes but at least I know that the animal this skin comes from was used to feed people not just dumped and thrown away! I actually saw this video last night and it has started me on my quest to educate people who are otherwise unaware of these atrocious crimes. I forced myself to watch the whole thing and promptly dissolved into hysterical sobbing for the next two hours and on and off for the rest of the day. I will never ever forget looking into that poor tortured creatures eyes after those barbaric creatures had finished with it! ANYONE who thinks that it is ok to wear fur after learning about the inhumane way these animals are treated and killed seriously needs to see a psychiatrist because the thought that humans can distance themselves from these poor animals suffering is as unbearable to believe as that video is. I firmly believe that anyone who has watched even 1 second of that video or has even read the details about it has a enormous responsibility to educate others and spread the word that "FUR IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO WEAR OR OWN" and yes PETA’s comments are below the belt but PETA is not a perfect organisation just try and Google the words PETA Hinkle and Cook trial. The most important point is they are making a stand for these poor creatures we need to do the same!

Posted by: Kay | February 19, 2007 09:13 AM

Let me start off by saying I am completely against animal cruelty and I have nothing against vegetarians or animal rights supporters. But it just made me so mad when I read the comments of one of the readers. To quote: "PETA, what can we do to stop the silent holocaust?". Holocaust? How can you have the nerve to call this a holocaust? If you want a holocaust, read about what's going on in Darfur today. The killing of many, many PEOPLE is going on there and I'll bet that none of you have heard about it. So while you guys sit here and make fun of people who where fur (Because I'm sure that all of you people perfect and have no flaws) just realize that there are more important things that need to be brought to attention, like the genocide that's going on in Darfur today, the REAL silent holocaust.

Posted by: Greg | February 22, 2007 11:04 PM

Your advocacy on behalf of animals looks absolutely ridiculous in light of your willingness to degrade another human being in order to make your point. Worse yet, many commenters promote torture and murder of people wearing fur. I do not disagree with your mission, only your tactics.

"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." Martin Luther King Jr.

"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary." Mahatma Gandhi

Posted by: becky | February 25, 2007 01:43 AM

You know, I pity the plants.
No one cares about the poor plants.
Vegans are cruel plant eaters!

Personally, I like plants more then animals in some cases. :(

Plants don't kill. :( Usually. >_>

Posted by: Roara | February 26, 2007 12:15 PM

I see no particular issue with a person wearing leather nor animal fur, about the same as I would feel it wrong for a hungry tiger to eat a wandering human. I do have an issue with excess cruelty and mindless killing of animals for vastly uneeded and overpriced coats as I would likewise probably kill that tiger if it had decided to come into my town and indiscriminately kill people. If you were starving in some place like Alaska I'd be willing to bet you'd try to kill something.

Posted by: Jones | March 2, 2007 05:46 PM

Wearing fur is very excessive and stupid. If stars own pets, why don't they just wear their pets pelt? Seriously, the use of fur clothing has to stop. But I also disagree on the burning of furs after they've been made into clothing as an act of rebellion. For one, it hurts the air we breathe and two we should just respect the animal whos life was taken and focus the anger on stopping the wearing of fur and leather.

Posted by: Cathy | March 2, 2007 09:19 PM

Ok even though animals are horribly tortured and stuff, do you really think the celebrities you have on your list even comprehend this? I mean you have a buncha people who party for a living for the most part, there brains don't go outside the box, hence why they have eating disorders, but still you guys are supposed to be a respectful organization, so how about instead of going ditsy like them you act more mature and just go through the motion of why it's wrong instead, and explain the fur they are wearing how each kind of species is harmed in the process of making it for those stuck up women!

Posted by: Soren | March 6, 2007 11:33 AM

KILLING ANY LIVING THING FOR THE SAKE OF VANITY IS WRONG, EGOTISTICAL, HEARTLESS AND DISGUSTING.

I work in the "biz" for some time now and let me tell you,
I think sometimes people need the shock value and some mockery, fact is THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO VAIN, TOO BLINDED BY MONEY and TOO STUBBORN THAT THEY NEED THIS SHOCK VALUE, AND THEY NEED SOME MOCKERY.

Does anyone really think that by asking a designer who makes multi million dollars worth of profit over fur, agree to NOT use fur? Heck no. "Please dont use fur" and "thats not hot" will not make the million dollar fur business say "okay, I won't". Our "please" and "Kindly not use fur" statements are not worth their millions these days, which is why this shock value has to be done.

Posted by: Maria | March 18, 2007 02:32 AM

that coat doesn't look too bad on Ashley though.

Posted by: katelyn | March 21, 2007 09:15 AM

Add Naomi Campbell to the list. I saw her on T.V. the other day as she was showing up to serve her community service hours ( that she received for hitting her assistant ), wearing a fur !
She is not only cruel to people, but animals as well.
Shame on her.

Posted by: tennessee | March 21, 2007 10:06 AM

lately ive been seeing sooo many pictures of both the olsens wearing fur.. mary kate should be added to list along with naomi campbell, kate moss, mary j blidge and sharon stone.. each fur coat or item has dozens of torture stories behind it.. these people are soo disgusting to just pretend that there is nothing wrong with fur and the industry.. and that if they just ignore the truth its okay to keep fueling the fur industry with their money and keep wearing dead animals on their backs. i cant wait for karma to bite them in the ass

Posted by: Christine | March 23, 2007 03:36 AM

Hey, where'd the video go?

And Timothy and Clay—Pure Evil.

Posted by: No Name | March 25, 2007 08:03 PM

i freggin hate people who kill poor animals i mean wat did they ever do to u im a veggitarian and have ben 1 for 8 years and im only 13 years old

Posted by: megan | March 27, 2007 03:52 PM

ok this is getting really ridiculous.. everyday i see anotherr celebrity wearing fur.. lets add vivica fox and vanessa williams to the list too.. i dont know but it looks like the list for 2007 is gonna be a long one :/

Posted by: Christine | March 28, 2007 10:36 PM

I HATE THESE PEOPLE! they should be tortured worse than any other animal.... animals should be treated with complete and total respect and that is why I am a veg-head!

Posted by: Tessa | April 3, 2007 08:01 PM

PETA is a bunch of hypocrites.

Posted by: Shannon | April 13, 2007 12:01 AM

I was not a fan of any of the people on this worst dressed list anyway,however now ihave to say i now feel hate towards them and the people in the video.I am a huge supporter of PETA, thanks guys you give me hope. And as to making personal attacks to these cruel women if thats what its going to take then so be it! i cannot sympathize with them!.

Posted by: Gaby | April 22, 2007 09:30 AM

Yeah thats what happens when you become extremists and illogical. These people may have some good things in mind but become monsters eventually just like the "morman most hated family in america"

Posted by: Ken Kaniff | May 12, 2007 10:27 AM

g3kogur1, are you freakin serious??? A lot of people come on this site wanting to know who made the list, and not all of them know about the cruelty that goes on in these industries. I believe it was totally appropriate for them to put that video there. Nobody forced you to watch it anyway. Maybe you should of read the few lines that are above the video before opening your mouth.

Oh and for the other ones that are bitching about the comments that peta made, you should be ashame of yourself.
These celebrities are full of themselves and they need some criticism so that they can be put back in their places.

And for the idiots that are saying that peta should be more concerned with humans than animals, oh my god I don't even know how to reply to such a stupid statement. Didn't you know that without animals, humankind would be extinct? I guess you're too young to understand that.

And of course, the meat lovers... The oldest pro fur argument in history(rolls eyes)

I'm a meat lover so i know what I'm talking about. It's not because I eat meat that i am a hypocrite for being anti-fur. Meat is for survival and animals are part of the food chain. It's a fact. Fur on the other hand, is an unecessary clothing because it doesn't jeopardize our life if we don't use it. It's unecessary suffering. More than 10 million animals are killed each year for people like Christina Ricci and Beyonce. What most people don't understand is that when there is a demand for fur, there will always be a supply. This is why peta attack celebrities. They're supposed to be role models, but instead, they advertise fur which gives young women the impression that fur is a glamorous thing when it's not. There is nothing glamourous about wearing an animal's fur. It makes people look very old actually.

I just really hate it when people are like "you're a hypocrite because you eat meat". That's like the oldest line in the book. So because I eat meat, it right away invalidates anything I do to destroy the fur industry?
It's like me saying that it's unethical for you pay your date's diner when there are so many people dying of homelessness. Doesn't make sense does it?

Posted by: JT | May 28, 2007 02:50 PM

"You know, I pity the plants.
No one cares about the poor plants.Vegans are cruel plant eaters!"
--------------------------

Welcome to this board idiot.
Ok so here is some information for you so that in the future, you wont make the same idiotic statement again. It would be pretty embarassing if you actually said this to a live audience.

Alright so for your information, plants don't have brains, don't have nerves, and don't have hormones. Therfore, they aren't able to feel pain.

If you don't want to sound weak and foolish when opening your mouth again, I'd suggest you read a book, or even better, make a search on the internet by typing "do plants feel pain"?

You will have your answer there.

You're welcome.

Posted by: JT | May 28, 2007 03:02 PM

How can they sleep at night?!?! God didn't put animals on earth for us to torture them! They are living things that have fEELINGS. iF YOU SUPPORT FUR THAN YOU ARE AN INCONSIDORATE, SELFISH PERSON.I had to cry when i saw this.Thanks PETA.Besides, If you Want to wear fur so bad, then wear FAUX.(did i spell that right?)FAUX looks the same as real fur!

Posted by: Clarissa | June 2, 2007 11:47 AM

This is ridiculous, I think fur sucks and is stupid, but attacking people because of their weight and personal problems is absolutley pathetic. Its makes PETA seem unproffesional and thats one thing we don't need. Find real reasons to attack people because of what they wear don't get into all the stuff about who they are, how childish.

Posted by: Tom | June 27, 2007 10:21 PM

i just want to kill those chinesse freaks and then they lauh thats what realy tiked me off

Posted by: Anonymous | June 30, 2007 03:24 PM

do you not realize what many of you have just said. you would like to strangle tourture and harm many of the people wearing these animal furs. but arent people animals on this earth as much as a mink a rabbit or a fox. i realize many people on this eath consume meat wear animal furs but its really up to them. i support peta but we should force people to not wear furs and display such propaganda. many people make a living selling animal hides without that they might not be able to put food on the table.

Posted by: matt | July 3, 2007 03:26 AM

I just had something else to say. God did put animals on the earth for us to EAT them and the fur to keep HUMANS warm! The human race would have been extinct if we couldn't eat meat and keep ourselves warm with NATURAL fur or leather. What do you (PETA) people think, it's better to put chemicals next to your skin (to keep warm) than something natural?????????? Would you rather die of chemical poisening to your own body than to keep warm in a NATURAL manner???? What about this? In the eyes of the law, an animal or pet is seen as a possession and not a live thing for which compensation can commensurate appropriate loss. Peta people should go to change those laws and leave people who raise animals for profit, (or just to keep), alone!!!!! Get a life!!!!!!!!!

I did not view the video that previous threads are referring to, but, even if I had seen it, I could have chosen not to view it in the first place. I could only imagine why the animal(s) were destroyed. The reasons are for the owner of the animals only...nobody else need be concerned...It's nobody elses business or concern...especially not peta's.

Posted by: Beckie | July 4, 2007 09:16 PM

You know, just because you don't agree with my opinions, you are denying my rights to the constitution. Isn't that what you do by throwing blood on someone's $4,000.00 fur coat?

Posted by: beckie | July 4, 2007 09:19 PM

TOM you are an braindead moron and i hope someone skins you alive to wear your ugly hide on their body in an attempt to "keep warm". people are fine without wearing animal skins you hick. im sure you wouldnt have the money to spend on buying fur coats etc anyway, u have done fine without them and so has the rest of the moral holding world. so just shut up no-one cares what scum like you has to say.
As for those stupid skinny stars, they deserve it. GET OVER youself. no one cares about you ok. you are all pathetic attention seeking whores. get a life.

Posted by: Allie | July 12, 2007 12:48 AM

allie.. i believe it was actually "beckie" that made that post not tom.. anyhow i agree with you...... this beckie is a total idiot.. just a little info for you becky.. those so called "natural" furs... have more chemicals in them then other fabrics.. making a fur coat or watever is bad for the animals and the dam environment.. how do you think those coats stay in tact? and just cuz the law says an animal is a possesion.. doesnt mean thats true.. any MORON knows that an animal is a living creature not a material possesion... i have a feeling a dog bit you in the ass when you were a kid.. maybe that's where all this bitter talk is coming from.. btw on a side note.. sharon stone needs to be #1 on the 07 list.. the year isnt even over and ive seen her in fur sooo many times.. plus she just went on a fur shopping spree... old hag

Posted by: Christine | July 27, 2007 02:51 AM

I am wanting to join PETA, because i think it is disgusting the way animals are treated. I think some people forget that humans are animals too. that would be like hanging one of them up and skinning them alive. or slitting one of YOUR throats and send you to a dinner table somewhere. i have seen all the videos and they just make me SICK!!!!!!!

Posted by: Liam Hix | August 15, 2007 03:35 PM

you have to remember the things killing the animals in the video are infact sub-humans this means they are at the bottom of the food chain,also the hunters/trappers saying they respect the animals they kill/torture could say the same thing about tne nazis and jews...mmmm has a diffrent ring now doesnt it.good luck PETA. vodkajonny.

Posted by: john rice | September 9, 2007 01:58 PM

first beckie, we don't need fur to keep warm anymore.
back in the pioneer times when they didn't have central heating they needed fur. and even the pioneers KILLED the animals before they skinned them.
and if you didn't view the video thread above, well, maybe you should and see that poor skinned raccoon trying to lift its head.
no living thing deserves to be tortured.

Posted by: amber | October 9, 2007 05:51 PM

Why is it considered attractive to cut the fur off something (an animal)to wear, yet natural human body hair (especially for women) is considered unnatractive, anyway?

As for the charity question, try hitting up some of these 'celebs' for money. Instead of buying another fur coat or expensive piece of jewelry, offer a list of worthy causes. Since so many have double incomes from music/acting careers as well as clothing lines, etc, it shouldn't hurt their pocketbooks. Many companies are also happy to give them free products or pay for endorsements, so why spend money on similar items anyway?

Posted by: Apple | October 26, 2007 04:07 PM

God...you people are CRAZY! If you can't afford fur just shut up and let people enjo it! An animal is not a human being. We are their masters!

Posted by: Sebs | November 20, 2007 07:26 PM

What always amazes me about people that rant and rave over someone wearing a fur coat is that these are usually the same folks that are so vocally pro-abortion.
I think many people have their priorities just a little backwards.

Posted by: laineyb | December 7, 2007 10:07 AM

This is terrible that people can do this to a defenseless animal and not care. I Guess for China this sort of thing is not unusual, they seem to like to torture people/animals, Im not sure why. Some people say that people are over animal this is true, But in return God expects us to treat his creation with respect and kindness, this means not torturing animals to death. it makes it even worse when its for something so unnecessary. To the people who wrote the heartless responses, you must be sick careless people.God will deal with you one day, unless you stop being selfess and repent. God have mercy on you

Posted by: Heather | December 12, 2007 12:23 AM

I agree with sonia, hunting/trapping now days is a sport not a necessity. its all about getting the biggest buck. If people really hunted for the meat they would get the younger animals( which don't have big racks ) since their meat would be the most tender and best for eating. Its really just a thrill of the kill for them. Hunters say their helping the animals, ya right if they cared they would give money to discover a better solution to the issue then to keep killing the animals year after year. The different states are also to blame since they seem to never want to budget research in the budget on how to control the population of the animals in more a human way. but, why would they when they can make millions of dollars each year from sales taxes and other fees from hunting. I think they should put the native predators back where God put them in the first place. The people will just have to deal with it like they do in say, Florida with crocodiles. That's the problem with people they want to change the way God has things set up to make it the way they think will work better (like killing off all the natural predators in an area ). People need to realize God created and knows all things better then we could ever dream of knowing them

Posted by: Heather | December 16, 2007 12:18 AM

I saw the documentary on HBO showing this video and have not been this disturbed in a long time. To see the man jumping on the animal's head, then watching the animal be skinned alive and watching it move afterward....I love horror movies but this is the absolute worst thing and couldn't watch the documentary anymore. I could have gotten mad at PETA for showing such graphic content. But this really happens and fortunate people still choose to buy fur. I think showing those who buy fur this video would change them. Skinned alive! How awful. Shame on them and those who wear fur. My eyes are now open and see the point of why PETA wants to shock people. And those who defend it or think PETA's wrong for being offensive to stars...please! The stars don't deserve the empathy, the animals do.

Posted by: kris | December 21, 2007 12:00 PM

Am I the only one who actually LOL'd@Peta's comments on fur-wearing celebs? I thought those comments were pretty funny, actually. This is what those celebs get for being so inconsiderate and heartless. Fur is not a necessity in any way, it's something you absolutely can and should do without...especially in LA, where most of those celebs live. You can dress fabulously and look great without wearing fur or leather...

Posted by: Natalya | December 31, 2007 12:44 AM

It's very sad, actually, that these people  have all the money in the world and so many choices available to them, and yet they still choose cruelty. It's not like these "stars" have been saving for years to buy their fur coats, then found out how the fur gets made and regretted thier purchases, but can't afford to ditch their fur coats and buy something more humane because they went broke paying for those fur coats and now they are stuck with the duds. That is so not the case! These people can buy as many fabric, faux-fur or pleather coats as they like...but they still choose not to. Okay, if you don't care about the animals, think about all those starving children that you could feed probably for a year for the same amount of money that you paid for your fur coat. Wearing fur is not only the worst crime you can commit towards animals, it is also offensive and disrespectful to people...there are so many people who can't afford to buy food or medication.

Posted by: Darya | December 31, 2007 03:01 PM

I watched this video on another website. It was very hard to watch. I don't see why they don't just kill the animals before skinning. What torture! I don't have dogs or cats as pets, but it still makes me sick to realize that this is taking place.

Posted by: Nicci | January 8, 2008 03:46 AM

wow. i completely agree wearing animals is wrong, but y r u blaimg celebs? others wear fur everyday, so y dont we go around photographing them for this list??

Posted by: Zoey | January 8, 2008 07:36 PM

"Animals are not ours to use, anymore than any people of a different colour of skin/religion or child is there to be exploited by ANYBODY. Get the point?!"
I have to say.. we are not the same as animals... how can you compare an animal with some person with a "different colour of skin" what the hell is that supose to mean...and yes animal were put on earth for humane to eat and cover they bodies... what do you think the clothes were made back then???
if u guys dont like fur, ok.. just dont use it... but live alone the ppl who likes it ...

Posted by: miriam | January 10, 2008 08:01 PM

those people suck for wearing fur if peta sended them video's of animal's being skinned for fur and those people don't care but steal wearing fur! who gives a shit those so called celebrities don't deserve respect heck animal's can't get respect! it's just easy to say those celebrities have
no right's. btw PETA ROCKS!!

Posted by: sam | January 12, 2008 04:52 AM

were to begin. well i didnt get to see the video, but based on the first 15 responses(the only ones i read) it apears that its of an animal being skined alive.
sounds like another stunt to me. have you ever held a pissed of raccoon before. trust me, skinning it wouldnt be easy. in reallity, people kill animals before there skinned. i dont wear fur. i wouldnt every wear fur. but i do have experiance with animals, enough to know that theyre not going to let you skin them alive, no matter how much they trust you. and just in case the animal in question in this video was "drugged" into submission,
remember, drugs cost more than bullets.

Posted by: matt | February 21, 2008 12:05 AM

Go Peta! rich ppl are sick! especialy famous ones, I hope they all go to hell.

Posted by: Jens | February 21, 2008 11:18 AM

PETA has always been extremist and poignant in getting their message out there. It's what they have to do. When advocacy organizations are polite, they unfortunately don't get much attention. Good for PETA. I support everything they do, because someone's got to stick up for animal rights, and they do it in a big way. I hope these celebrities learn something from this and use their fame for more positive objectives, including or excluding animals.

Posted by: Laura | February 25, 2008 08:58 PM

I support PETA and am strictly vegetarian. All those saying that animals do not feel pain, I have a question -- how do you know that a 6 month old human baby feels pain??? Does that give you the right to torture infants ???

Posted by: Kumv | March 3, 2008 10:53 PM

I didn't watch the video because the images wouldn't leave my mind for several decades; however, I support PETA and its efforts to enlighten the public about the "different side" of how and were our furs and various animal products come from. For previous comments about God placing animals on this Earth to serve humans I tend to agree that animals are here to assist us in certain tasks (more so a couple hundred years ago than the present day). I don't believe that we have the right to put animals through such cruelty and misery. I don't think it's just rich people that have a problem with GREED, it's a desease that plagues each an one of us (some more than others). The best way for each of us that support PETA is to pass the information on to others. The more people that are exposed to the raw reality,the better chance we have in making changes.

Posted by: missM | March 28, 2008 03:20 PM

Wow, what a wild difference in opinions here. First, why give a flying duckshit about celebrities? They make their own choices like everyone else. Second, whatever your view of God, all creatures great and small are absolutely worthy of respect and kindness, just as fellow humans, who really are animals too, just with a bigger (apparently) brain and a thumb. Third, I didnt watch the vid - reading the commentary was enough to make me cry, and like missM, the image would end up engrained in my psyhce forever...my understanding is that these evil beings dont use bullets as it 'costs too much money' hhmm. Either way, I dont know what condtions brought these inhumans to commit such revolting acts against nature and her creatures, but I am 100% confident that no matter how poor, desperate or hungry I could get, nothing would EVER make me do such things to earn a dollar, I would rather die starving.

Posted by: Jac | April 14, 2008 11:59 PM

This is a horrible thing to do to animals. i wish these people wuld get killed the same way these poor innocent people did. I hate chinese fur farms and always will!!

Posted by: Mariah | May 1, 2008 02:10 PM

You'll have better luck influencing people if you provide a message that doesn't include cheap personal attacks. Lead by example. Hate only leads to more hate.

Posted by: Tyler | May 31, 2008 06:08 PM

If your against killing of animals, how dose killing humans make it anymore right? Hurting another human who has more complex feelings i think is worse!

Posted by: Amanda | October 17, 2008 06:32 PM

I have lived in Hong Kong for 26 years where a few country people still (illegally) eat dogs believing the meat to be a winter warmer or, even more stupidly, an aphrodisiac. Mercifully this is becoming more uncommon in Hong Kong, but all of us know of the "animal streets" in mainland Chinese cities where domestic and wild animals are trussed up alive in the most excrutiating agony awaiting slaughter for the pot by the cruelest methods.

I am well aware of the ignorance, callousness and indifferent cruelty towards animals in the mainland.

The only way to curb this filthy trade is to publicly shame the Chinese Government into acting decisively. They won't like what they will see as an affront to Chinese pride and will deny and discedit those who expose them, but a determinated, worldwide publicity campaign may work. Ultimately, the only lasting solution is to make these people look hard at themselves in the mirror and make them realise that their conceit of being a great civilisation is nothing more than a charade and a lie until they learn how to treat all living creatures with respect.

Posted by: John Wright | July 29, 2009 11:20 AM