I heard she's a humanitarian. How is that humane?

Posted by: AnimlLib | December 8, 2006 07:40 PM

I heard she's a humanitarian. How is that humane?

Posted by: AnimlLib | December 8, 2006 07:40 PM

I think she should get fake fur to go with her fake english accent.

Posted by: colleenazimi | December 8, 2006 08:34 PM

A couple years ago Madonna was seen wearing a shirt that read "Fur is worn by beautiful animals and ugly people." I guess Madonna is either illiterate, ugly or both.

Posted by: Allen | December 8, 2006 09:26 PM

That woman is such an idiot - To the comment above by colleenazimi, I remember that shirt as well. She must be the ugliest woman in the world.

Posted by: Colleen | December 8, 2006 11:59 PM

marilyn monroe got exactly those things madonna does not have: sex appeal, rosy lips, a gorgeous body and above all: faux fur (pls consult the fabulous fur web site/about us). for all this marilyn you are an eternal flame in my heart!!!!! and you madonna, i don't like you and your stuff and i want to forget you!

Posted by: giorgio | December 9, 2006 07:23 AM

Oh Lay off Madonna!
Its the circle of life, as someone else said in a previous post, if this didn't happen then the world would be over populated..
Dont get me wrong, i am against animal skinning, But if it didn't happen then the world would be too crowded

Posted by: Charlie | December 9, 2006 09:26 AM

The only species that is overpopulating this planet is a parasite called human beings.

Posted by: edith | December 9, 2006 11:28 AM

I just have one thing to say: I feel extremely sorry for the animals and I am damn proud to be a PETA blessed VEGAN =D GO PETA!

Posted by: Hanne | December 9, 2006 12:14 PM

BITCH!!!!!!!!! all the pain and suffering those animals go through!! i read some where that she would never wear fur agian!!!! WHAT happened!!

Posted by: caroline | December 9, 2006 04:44 PM

that's revolting.

Posted by: loulou | December 9, 2006 05:16 PM

hey giorgio, why dont you let someone take your skin, and wear it as a hat, and let them tell you, its to control the population, and after you do that, then come back and say what you did, o and i will volunteer to test out that theory on you first. luv ya

Posted by: Tara Sumakis | December 9, 2006 07:29 PM

I didn't like madonna to begin with, but that pushs over the edge. It seems like all the ulgy, horrible people wear fur=(

Posted by: monica | December 10, 2006 06:01 AM

Things I will never buy: Anything Fendi, anything Burberry, a Madonna CD... Oh wait, I was never going to buy any of those things in the first place because they suck! Shame on you Madonna for pretending to be a caring consumer and showing us yet again how everything you do is for show without any real talent or dedication behind it.

Posted by: Erin | December 10, 2006 11:59 AM

Dont forget Madonna has only wore furr very rarely. Dont forget shes a vegetarian, she rides a bike alot instead of a car, she doesnt flaunt diamonds or money.
Dont forget shes has alot of friends in the fashion industry & more than likely she doesnt even own that. Whole lines of clothes are just given to her.

Posted by: dominic | December 10, 2006 04:36 PM

Dominic, If you are given something that you think is wrong you don't use it. If she is a vegetarian it is probably because it is healthier for her not because of the cruelty involved. Madonna wearing fur once shows her friends in the fashion industry that it is ok and to a lot of stupid impressionable people that idolise her.

She has totally lost any respect I had for her.

Posted by: Sonia | December 10, 2006 08:54 PM

A little off topic but important nonetheless...

Peta just does not understand the need/concept of wildlife conservation, without conservation(i.e. hunting & fishing) this world would be full of helpless dying animals spreading diseases to all life. peta spends far more money on publicity and destruction of property while us hunters and conservationists are spending money that actually goes back to help the animals (building habitat, endangered species protection...) animals are gifts that God put on this earth intended for food clothing and companionship read the Bible you might figure that out. He was not a vegetarian by the way ...

Posted by: becca | December 11, 2006 01:09 AM

Does it really matter that she was GIVEN the coat? I mean, seriously, she's got a brain. And she IS Madonna. She can tell Fendi to make one for her in faux fur. C'mon...I LOVE Madonna, but I don't know if I can say that now. Madonna, it's your responsibility to carry through with your "love the earth" character that you've portrayed so well up til now.

Posted by: Clare | December 11, 2006 03:30 AM

I am so revolted, so disappointed by Madonna. Seeing her in this coat has instantly turned me from a huge fan into a total hater. I will never see her music, her style, her personality the same way. Shame, shame, shame on her. I can't believe that, at her ripe old age, after all she's done and seen, the circle of friends she's kept, that she still can't understand why fur is so horrible and unnecessary. Gross! Shame on her!

Posted by: Luvluvluvanimals | December 11, 2006 09:16 AM

Sonia, Chinchilla's are now endangered in the wild due to the fur trade. So much for your conservation theory.

Posted by: Allen | December 11, 2006 12:36 PM

I hope Guy Ritchie divorces her.Who could put up with her anyway.Umm what happened to her name change to Esther?

Posted by: Kate | December 11, 2006 01:07 PM

its not that long ago this person wore a coat made of unborn lambs what else would this person wear but skins! who told you or when did you think that its ok to steal unborn babys from there mothers or wear other speices fur i just thought you was made of so much more go back to driving a car eat meat you dont belong with us from a veagan who fights for speices rights

Posted by: paula e diment | December 11, 2006 02:40 PM

I love Madonna as an artist, have done for years, but I dont like what she has done here. I thought she was living a non violent life. I remember the t shirt she wore that said "does your mother own a fur coat?"
As for animals being made into coats to stop them being overpopulated!!! They are overbred in captivity then killed by having an electric shock up the ass. I hope Madonnas mate Stella McCartney gives her a talking too.

Posted by: Amanda | December 11, 2006 02:53 PM

Clothes are given to many celebs like Mariah and she didnt wear them.

Posted by: Sonny | December 11, 2006 04:15 PM

As a long time Madonna Fan and after I was so happy what she did and does to put a Spot on Africa, the Children and Poorness there - this was a BIG disappointment for me - and shows how superficial her spiritual religious believes are.
Close all the Kabbalah Centres and the rich Vatican in Rome and free the Animals, give the hungry Children of the Earth Food and clean Water to drink.
I m sorry for Madonna that she felt the need to wear such a horrible thing.

Will stay a Fan of her Music.
I hope Madonna will immediately STOPP this foolish behaviour.
Uwe in Berlin, Germany

Posted by: UweB | December 11, 2006 04:16 PM

Errrr? hello Becca? God gave Noah permission to eat meat after the flood only cos there was nothing else to eat. It wasn't the original design.
HERE I HAVE GIVEN TO YOU ALL VEGETATION BEARING SEED WHICH IS ON THE SURFACE OF THE WHOLE EARTH AND EVERY TREE ON WHICH THERE IS THE FRUIT OF A TREE BEARING SEED. TO YOU LET IT SERVE AS FOOD.”—Genesis 1:29.
After the flood.
: “Every moving animal that is alive may serve as food for you. As in the case of green vegetation, I do give it all to you.” (Genesis 9:3)
This is not to say that the provision to eat meat is a license to indulge in the needless spilling of animal blood for the sheer thrill of the hunt or to display personal prowess. Nimrod evidently did this. The Bible identifies him as “a mighty hunter in opposition to God.” (Genesis 10:9) Even today, excitement over hunting and killing animals can easily develop in some. But such a spirit goes hand in hand with wanton disregard for animal life, and God does not approve of it. Oh Ps..Helpless dying animals spreading diseases? Oh I forgot that humans were soooo free of diseases! (HIV anyone?)

Posted by: Jo | December 11, 2006 05:19 PM

Come on guys if you are going to have a go at someones comments please get the right name.

Allen you mean becca I think, I'm a wildlife carer and don't agree with any of the crap these hunter/supposed conservationist say. Don't get me wrong there are true conservationists out there but I doubt many of the hunters that think hunting is a sport are them. I occasionly do have to call out a shooter for injured wildlife but only if that animal has no chance of survival and it makes me sick every time.

Posted by: Sonia | December 11, 2006 07:47 PM

What a shame but of course people like that Madonna do not have any decency or ethics..Madonnas "spiritual" fuel comes from attention and money. The world like stupid and shallow people like her.

I hope that bitch gets some brain cells soooooon!

Posted by: Gerardo | December 12, 2006 02:35 PM

Once I heard that this bitch thought it was cool to kill birds b/c they were beautiful and she wanted to be like the "englishers" make me vomint...but, anyway, she was killing innocent birds, I decided that I no longer liked her and REFUSE to listen to her, watch her and never miss amoment to say what I think of her and NOW THIS....I really HATE and DESPISE this aweful old hag!!! you should be skinned alive and anyone who entered a blog and thinks this is the "circle of life" you deserve to be hung and skinned and put around some egotistical bitch's body too.

Posted by: heather | December 12, 2006 05:16 PM

yes, fading madonna is really too disappointing but let's turn away our faces from ugly passed people and look at peta's front page: what a splendid beautiful surprise we get from joanna krupa. what a beauty, what a courage, this amazing personality is a bright shining star and angel for animals, our hearts and for the future. thank you sooooo much for doing this - may GOD bless every day in your life!!!! and a big thank you to peta for this amazing ad!

Posted by: kerim | December 13, 2006 07:23 AM

How is this woman allowed to adopt little children?
Anybody who has NO compassion for helpless animals CANNOT be a good mother - I don't care what kind of humanitarian work she "proclaims" to be doing -anybody who supports an industry that destroys beautiful creatures that cannot defend themselves, is an AWFUL PERSON

Posted by: Lily Rocco | December 14, 2006 11:04 AM

I believe that Madonna has mental issues. Through the years I have seen many things that she has done that are very immoral and just nasty.
I never could understand why so many people like her so much. Madonna has no respect for herself or anyone else and she prooves this over and over again. Now I see that she is wearing fur and I cannot say that I am surprised.She seems to love pushing people's buttons and she does not care at all about who she hurts along the way.It is time for people to stop buying her music and watching her making a fool out of herself on television.
It is also long past the time for people to start pushing her buttons for a change.
I never liked Madonna and would not buy anything that had to do with her,and now that I know she wears fur I never will want to look at her again for sure.
SHAME ON YOU MADONNA.

Posted by: Brenda Langlais | December 14, 2006 11:59 AM

To Becca and anyone else who thinks killing animals for fur is ok due to the overpopulation, guess again. If there is such an overpopulation of animals then why are there "fur farms"? Horrible farms where animals are bred, born & raised solely for their fur, not hunted in the wild (not that this is any better), but so much for controlling the population. These fur farmers just add to it only to make them suffer a painful and lonely caged life, then to die the same kind of death. Has anyone seen the video of the arctic fox being skinned alive? At the end of the video it is thrown in a pile of other skinned foxes and it is clearly still alive, sitting up and looking around, with it's steaming white flesh dripping with blood. Anyone still think this is ok??

Posted by: Elizabeth | December 14, 2006 02:56 PM

I already knew Madonna was a bitch, so her wearing fur doesn't come as a surprise to me. She hunts pheasants in England so she can pretend she's British, and she offends those of the Catholic religion by naming herself after the virgin Mary (ironic, isn't it?) and play-acting herself being crucified on a cross at one of her concerts. Her recent "humanitarian" acts don't erase her cold-heartedness towards animals. When it comes to living, feeling beings, the decision not either/or; a good morally-attributed person supports kindness to BOTH humans AND animals. To those of you using the "overpopulation" excuse for hunting and fur harvesting, I doubt you would be saying that if Madonna was wearing a coat made from the skins of child orphans from a third-world country who might have otherwise spread disease or suffered and died from starvation.

Posted by: Chelsea (Cuckoo4tofu) | December 14, 2006 08:06 PM

I don't know how anyone can still be a Madonna fan! She is truly a poor excuse for a human being! Too bad money can't buy intelligence. Madonna, you are nothing but trash. I gotta believe God has a special place for people like you. Our world is not overpopulated by animals, it is overpopulated by despicable human beings!

Posted by: Joanne | December 14, 2006 08:34 PM

The animal's lives are important. They want to survive and live too! I have no respect for Madonna.

Posted by: Cali | December 14, 2006 11:02 PM

it is disgusting,i'll boycott her for a while and wish her the curse of the 40 chinchillas,and God knows how i love this girl.
IS HER COMPASSION FOR MALAWI's KIDS GENUINE

Posted by: eddy | December 15, 2006 02:44 PM

Such a shame when such an influential person like Madonna exposes evil. I'm ashamed, I had respect for the fine artist.

Posted by: Gazala | December 16, 2006 06:12 AM

I used to think Madonna sucks, and now I know that she's a despicable person to boot. I feel a boycott coming on. And thank you Jo for your references to Genesis, I'm not religious at all but I hate it when people say that God put animals here for us to use, so now I can tell them those quotes. And by the way, wether or not Jesus was a vegetarian, one has to wonder if he would be today? anyways, as for the overpopulation theory consider this: the only reason that deer (and not chinchillas, btw) would increase their numbers left unchecked is because we already elimated their natural predators! That's not the circle of life, that's waltsing into an ecosystem and replacing every role with humans. But after a while the predators would come back and order would be restored, we're the obtrusive ones not nature. You're a hunter, you should know being out there - get it through your hunting capped skull.

Also, consider this: one day, when we have forced all other species off of the planet, we will have to resort to cannibalism for meat. Vegetarianism is starting to look better and better, huh?

That's all. Vegans rule, and have a nice day.

Posted by: Corey | December 16, 2006 07:48 AM

I just want to share that in islam religion when it comes to eat meat(schiken beef & sheep mostly never pigs),it is very forbidden to show the knife to the animal,always treat him gently and face "to the quibla" we pray in the name of God the almighty then we do the cut once for all (usually done by specialist),on the floor one by one when it is industial,and in this case the next animal is kept out of sight of what happened to his mate,that's what is called casher for jews and halal for moslims.In our religion,God tells us thatevery good or bad act will be seen,and every animal even an aunt will ask for justice when the humans had hurt them for sack of abuse and torture.

Posted by: brasco | December 16, 2006 03:17 PM

People should be able to wear whatever they want without people telling them not to. I think that if Madonna wants to wear fur, let her and don't throw a pie or anything else @ her because people should be free to do what they want!

Posted by: me | December 18, 2006 11:44 PM

To Me:

Apparently you wear fur also, otherwise you would not be supporting Madonna, in which case you should not be on a Peta blog.

Posted by: Elizabeth | December 20, 2006 07:46 PM

Madonna beleives in karma an stuff like that.SO,let her face the consequences of a stupid act like this one and I hope her to be reincarnated in tiny cute chinchilla,she will learn the lesson OH SO WELL,LOL
I think a pie thrown at her face will do so too hahaha..

Posted by: shnaps | December 23, 2006 10:03 AM

As a Madonna fan, I am disappointed to find out that she was wearing a fur coat. I remember reading many times that Madonna was against this sort of thing and that she has always worn fake fur. So this surprises me. But in her defense, once she receives the letter against animal cruelty, I can say that she will be compassionate towards the subject. Madonna is not heartless, lets give her the benefit of doubt. She has spoken for issues like, animal extinction, AIDS, world hunger and global warming. I do not agree with her wearing furs but she is human and is entitled to make a mistake. Lets give it time.

Posted by: Nena | December 23, 2006 02:09 PM

i will not cover her,she is too informed to make such a mistake.let's face it she is a great artist but with the coldest heart concerning the animal rights,shame on u MISS PERFECTION,u almost convinced me throught the years,b*tch!

Posted by: eddy | December 24, 2006 02:04 PM

...so according to you lot wearing animal fur would be the same as wearing the skins of unborn babies and every person in the world can obviously afford to eat a HEALTHY vegan diet. Get real!

Oh and dont twist that and say "if you can afford fur you can afford a healthy vegan diet" I accept that that is true, but those two points were not intended to be interlinked.

Posted by: right... | January 4, 2007 11:56 PM

are you serious?? does no one but me see something VERY wrong with this story?? the author at one point implies that because madonna is wearing chinchilla fur.....that she wouldn't be opposed to wearing a BABY or your pet poodle! come on!! i'm all for stopping animal cruelty (though my definition of that word may be a little different than yours) but i also have the COMMON SENSE required to put things in perspective. how in good conscience can you imply that the life of a chinchilla (while precious, as one of god's creatures) is as important as that of a child??

Posted by: kate | January 5, 2007 04:54 PM

"the author at one point implies that because madonna is wearing chinchilla fur.....that she wouldn't be opposed to wearing a BABY or your pet poodle!"

Dear Kate,

Um, I'm not even really sure where to start with this one. I don't think it will come as a surprise to most readers of this blog that I don't actually think Madonna is likely to kill and wear people's babies and pets. So for anyone else who has been assiduously avoiding the United Kingdom for fear that their pet poodles may be savaged by fur-wearing pop stars, I do apologize for any confusion. As far as I can tell, Mrs. Ciccone only condones cruelty that is sanctioned by law.

Of course, that doesn't make it any less cruel.

Posted by: Jack | January 5, 2007 05:07 PM

I think this woman is absolutely crazy (Cant stand her!) and she is just seeking attention,for god's sake.....

Posted by: Liling | January 9, 2007 09:03 PM

I wanted to tell you that I've been eating primarily a vegan diet for the last seven months, with a lot of it being raw fruits and veggies. And its great! WBR LeoP

Posted by: Health man | March 19, 2007 06:21 AM

I think animal skinning should be a law to ALL people who are not AGAINST animal skinny please STOP animal skinning and start making FOE!

-Madison Trevino

Posted by: Madison | June 16, 2007 11:55 PM

A little off topic but important nonetheless...

Peta just does not understand the need/concept of wildlife conservation, without conservation(i.e. hunting & fishing) this world would be full of helpless dying animals spreading diseases to all life. peta spends far more money on publicity and destruction of property while us hunters and conservationists are spending money that actually goes back to help the animals (building habitat, endangered species protection...) animals are gifts that God put on this earth intended for food clothing and companionship read the Bible you might figure that out. He was not a vegetarian by the way ...

_________________

Dear Becca,
In regards to your message that -for your convenience- I have posted above my entry, I am going to venture to say what all the other delightful people on here are thinking but too polite to say: you are VERY VERY ignorant. I am so SICK of people quoting the Bible to back their crap theories up! Let me level with you and quote the very same book right back at you: have you ever read the commandment "Thou Shalt Not Kill" ? And for the pro-lifers out there, how about "Every Life is Sacred" ? It disgusts me to no end to see you write that animals are ours for "food, clothing, and companionship". ANIMALS ARE PEOPLE. Are black people here for white people? You're a woman yourself, are women here for men? NO. The very same prejudices are what make people believe that animals are here for us. They were here LONG before us and they will be here LONG after us. They have thoughts and emotions just like humans, and they feel pain to the same extent that we do. Maybe you should rethink your barbaric thought process.

Posted by: Lauren | July 5, 2007 08:04 PM

A little off topic but important nonetheless...

Peta just does not understand the need/concept of wildlife conservation, without conservation(i.e. hunting & fishing) this world would be full of helpless dying animals spreading diseases to all life. peta spends far more money on publicity and destruction of property while us hunters and conservationists are spending money that actually goes back to help the animals (building habitat, endangered species protection...) animals are gifts that God put on this earth intended for food clothing and companionship read the Bible you might figure that out. He was not a vegetarian by the way ...
_____________________________
Dear Becca

This is also in regard to your comment about "God put animals here for food, companionship and clothing" As a compasionate and life lover I have to tell you that completely disagree with your "want to feel better" idea about animals. The bible is nothing but a book, nothing that it contain can be said true. The bible contradicts it self, over and over again just like many other holy books out there. Once upon a time it was said that the bible justified slavery and now slavery does not exist so why can't we do the same with animal abuse (and yes including the meat and dairy industries). And even if we had sometime of power over animals it does not mean that we have to abuse them. Do not use the bible as a way to justify your wrong doing. Live and let live.

Posted by: julie | January 5, 2008 07:09 PM

Well Ihate to say it, but that is a sharp looking coat the Lady M is wearing. To bad its not fake fur.
tony

Posted by: tony makauskas | January 8, 2008 08:04 AM

Even being a great Fan of Madonna i could't believe she still wears Fur, i think they what we could do is write to the publicist to see if helps, at least lets try to do something.

Posted by: Silvana | January 10, 2008 08:43 AM

Erin: No self respecting vegetarian would touch fur. Killing an animal for it's fur is different to killing it for meat how, exactly? And as for "wearing it rarely"- those chinchillas died so they could be shoved in the back of her wardrobe.

Revolting. She should donate that thing to PETA for the homeless and the animals.

Posted by: Ami | January 10, 2008 06:04 PM

Madonna wearing fur is not a surprise, but people saying that animals are in this planet "for food clothing and companionship"! This is
UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Posted by: Livia | January 17, 2008 07:11 PM

PETA, shame on YOU! In your letter to Madonna you are so cordial and diplomatic as you should be, even saying to Madonna, "wearing what APPEARS to be a real chinchilla coat", Keyword: APPEARS (to be). As in ALLEGEDLY. In the meantime, you have already bashed and berated her publicly, along with a slew of other celebs. The thing that really pisses me off about you guys at PETA as that you accuse all everyone of wearing fur without confirming the FACTS. Fashion has come a long way, and much in the name of animal awareness as you would want it to be! Many celebs wear FAKE fur, and this could possibly include Madonna in this picture. However, you've already done your damage by pissing all over her in public, and getting the rest of your radical sheep followers to jump on the bashing bandwagon without thinking with any kind of their own brain they might have. It's so ridiculous, and you expect celebs and others to work with you? To hear your message? To be okay with it when you fire off, spewing nasty words and spinning skewed, negative allegations? WHATEVER, you have lost my respect. I love animals and would never wear fur, but you guys are idiots and a defeat to your own cause.

Posted by: Laura | January 17, 2008 08:22 PM

Does Madonna hang out with politician?! They tend to be wishy washy in their views and comments!! She has commented of her humanitarian stand. Yet, her actions speak loud for her!!

Posted by: Maria | January 18, 2008 08:57 PM

Does Madonna hang out with politicians?! They tend to be wishy washy in their views and comments!! She has commented of her humanitarian stand. Yet, her actions speak loud for her!!

Posted by: Maria | January 18, 2008 09:00 PM

This is for becca who believes that animals were put here for food, clothing and companionship. Just 150 years ago the commonly held belief was that Africans were put here to be slaves to whites due to their "inherent inferiority" and their slave masters were generous enough to enslave them in order to "improve" their lives and teach them to be "Christians". Sometimes our views simply reflect our own comfort level and self-interest. That appears to be the case with you, becca. Too bad you missed your ideal time period. But at least you have the animals to abuse, misuse out of the "goodness of your heart".

Posted by: Dubby | January 20, 2008 09:29 PM

this is to 'livia' for a start the peta have to say alledegly in their letters to cover themselves you stupid person and seem as though they live,sleep,eat and breath to fight for justice to animals every second of the day..so they know what real and fake look like! and as for anyone who has been saying she is so good for adopting a kid from some poor country..hello she hand picked! the child so never mind that he already had a father and there were hundreds of other children who were orphans oh no she wanted that one coz he was cute how pathetic! how does that help! at least angelina jolie helps children who have no parents or family!!!

Posted by: lauren | January 22, 2008 02:24 PM

hey I say there is enough of us in the world to raise an army and take control of this world. We could mount a very real challenge and make sure the meat eating humans remain under our control. only a thought :)

Posted by: ash | January 22, 2008 05:26 PM

Oh my god! Why is Madonna's wearing furs since she's been telling people about conservation works. And she is telling the world that she's adopting children from other nations yet she herself does not have a passion for the animals on the earth. She's a real hypocrite!!! Hey, come on guys & gals out there, we should stop supporting her! She's using our hard earned money to KILL the animals out there!! Boo..Madonna!

Posted by: Qiwen | January 28, 2008 04:16 AM

Okay. I only came across this page when reading the latest Cyanide and Happiness comic, but I will throw in my two cents.

IN RESPONSE TO THE STORY:
I do have to agree that it is wrong to make a coat out of something as small as a chinchilla. That is absurd. It's a tiny little animal, and you just slaughtered 60 little animals just to wear them, what, once?

IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS:
I am going to give my honest, Bible-free opinion about killing animals.

It's wrong and right at the same time.

It's wrong in the sense that people kill animals just for to wear their skin (furry animals), decorate the interior of their cars (cows), and for trinkets (elephants). That is a pointless reason to kill an innocent creature.

However, I do not think it is wrong to kill an animal for food. Animals kill other animals for food all the time. Why must the human race be exempt from what nature has been doing for millions of years? Just because we have a higher state of intelligence must we be confined to our own set of natural laws?

I know that there are a lot of cases in which animals are treated badly before and during the act of their slaughter, but if you are truly concerned about the animal, then buy free-range (and I mean truly free-range, not something that claims to be free-range, when the animal was actually only allowed out of a cage for five minutes a day), or go Kosher. Kosher meat, as I have heard, is treated humanely.

Posted by: Jesse | February 2, 2008 01:33 PM

giorgio - chinchilla's wouldn't be overpopulating the world, they're practically extinct in their natural habitat because of people like madonna. I'm sure you wouldn't have the same opinion if you had pet chinchilla's and someone wanted to make a coat out of them.
Charlie I agree without humans the world would be a much better place.

Posted by: sam | February 8, 2008 11:44 AM