Feb28
Pamela Anderson Gives Uggs the Boot
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I'm going to come clean with you guys and admit that I didn't know what Uggs were until I heard about this. I try to be trendy and keep my ear to the ground about this sort of thing, but apparently the whole Ugg thing has completely eluded me for, like, 10 years. Anyway, I'm told by my colleagues that they were this huge fashion phenomenon that got off the ground in a big way when Pamela Anderson started wearing them in her Baywatch days. Well, Pamela isn't wearing them anymore, and the story has gone everywhere—starting with People magazine. Here's what she had to say on the topic.
"I feel so guilty for that craze being started around Baywatch days - I used to wear them with my red swimsuit to keep warm - never realizing that they were SKIN! Do NOT buy UGGs! Buy Stella McCartney or Juicy boots - I'm looking for alternatives myself for my boys and the men in my life! I'm designing some right now for my family and will try and have some available on my Web site soon."
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I know I've said this before, but I love you very much, Pamela. On a related note, you should check out the new design for Pam's website. It's very, very animal friendly. Did I mention that I love her?
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Woww.
Everyone at my school has these boots. well, the girls, anyhow. i don't though. They're not my thing. BUT I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE OMGG!!!!
Posted by: Shawna m, LTJH | February 28, 2007 12:12 PM
Wow! Pamela's new design on her website is so awesome! VERY animal friendly. She is so sweet and classy, and who doesn't love her?!
Way to go, Pam! You are a huge inspiration,
XOXO
Posted by: K | March 1, 2007 05:10 PM
I dont care what they are made of anyway Uggs are OUT of style! Havent you heard UGGs Are UGLY!
Posted by: renee | March 2, 2007 06:06 AM
Pamela is so amazing.
She does great things,and i'm glad she changed her mind about that.
She is so great!
UGGS ARE NASTY!
Posted by: Kaielle | March 2, 2007 09:31 AM
pammy, you are awesome in everyway, your a huge inspiration to me and i love the great things you do for
PETA and its great to see the way you stand up for your beliefs, as everyone should and just ignore what happens behind the scenes!! love ya pam!! sunshine stevens point, wi
Posted by: Kris Shulfer | March 2, 2007 11:48 PM
Oh. I HATE uggs. I mean, what compels people to wear such hideous and barbaric things?
Posted by: Leah | March 3, 2007 01:21 AM
Good for you Pam.Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Debbie Lucas | March 3, 2007 07:44 AM
Leather stinks. Suede stinks. Humans stink. IF fur is considered a status symbol, I don't want to be in their elite fur group. It's a symbol of Elite animal and human cruelty and depravity. Thanks Pam.
Posted by: wendy lee | March 3, 2007 10:50 AM
If you are really interested in chickens and how they are treated, you will take on the big producers like Tyson foods and their research labs and the testing done there and at the Universities through this country. That is where the real peoblems start.
Posted by: ross | March 3, 2007 10:58 AM
UGG boots , I've tried a pair . Expensive and not worth the price . The most unwielding, hard, noisy, stiff-soled winter boots you'd ever regret buying .I got the false-fur false-suede K-Mart boots instead for $30.- and they're warm and bendable.
Posted by: Michele | March 3, 2007 12:36 PM
Shes a darling, i <3 her for what she does and actually speaks out against animal cruelty!
shes not a weak bitch, shes a stong asset!
Posted by: matt | March 3, 2007 02:22 PM
Thanks Pamela for not supporting UGGS. It is so hard to not buy a product that come from animals or from animal testing as there is so much of it going on. Let's really try to stop this unfair treatment of animals. Keep up the good work.
Regards
cory
Posted by: Cory Philpott | March 4, 2007 10:46 AM
Pam
I am the new brand manger for the original ultrasuede micro fiber invented by Toray industies. I am a vegetarian and a peta supporter. I have been introducing ultrasuede to new designers in hopes that they will incorporate the animal friendly product into the footwear and apparel. I would like to provide you with our product so you can produce boot that is more vibrant then suede and can be cleaned and washed. reach me by e-mail. Ultrasuede was made famous by Halston an is man made no animals suffered. It better than suede is much more durable. Let me know how I can get you some product.
Posted by: Robert Steir | March 4, 2007 09:17 PM
I just wanted to know, how you guys know that all the companys that you ask to be animal friendly will stay that way? What do you do to keep up on them and make sure they stay that way? How do you know that they are not doing it behind your backs?
Posted by: Sarah Oswald | March 5, 2007 08:24 AM
am well behind you pam u go girl!!!!!!!!!!11
Posted by: tamsyn | March 13, 2007 05:47 AM
ok ppl./ i just wanna say that uggs are CRUEL, EVIL, AND A WASTE OF MONEY!!! thay aren't that bad when they are being made in small scales in rural communities, because they use every part of the animal. but mass producing them violates our moral values.
Posted by: sebastianne | November 13, 2007 09:58 AM
hey, so where can you see the boot designs? can you actually buy them?
Posted by: claire | December 22, 2007 06:37 PM
I agree, we should never wear animals. Thanks Pam! You're always doing something good!
Posted by: Kate | June 7, 2008 09:13 PM
dont you all realise that your leather shoes are "skin" also ??
Posted by: martin | June 30, 2008 05:37 PM
Not only are your shoes a "skin" too, but so are your hot rocker pants, gloves, motorcycle jackets, leather interiors in the expensive cars and leather couches. Nothing like sitting on a cow!
Posted by: Diane | September 6, 2008 06:55 PM
I started a petition at my school, asking people to sign, promising they would not buy the boots! Unfortunately my petition showed that too many people care about style more than the fact that they were waring a sheep's skin on their feet! gross!
Posted by: claire | October 12, 2008 01:31 PM
I bought it few years ago thinking it's cute and that it will keep me warm, but never thought about the cruelty done to these animals! I still have it in my closet and everytime I look at it it grosses me out. I don't want give it to salvation army, but don't want to throw it away... any suggestions? Pam, you are an inspiration! I hope I see your cruelty-free boots in the stores!
Posted by: Cindy | October 20, 2008 01:45 PM
i own uggs now and am recently learning about all the cruelty involved in more products than just fur. i've always been against fur but after this, i will never buy another pair of uggs again. i feel horrible for owning them.
Posted by: Sarah | November 22, 2008 07:02 AM
How can you not now that Uggs are made of sheepskin? Isn't that obvious?
I'm just having a hard time believing that Pam didn't realize that when she wore them.
Posted by: Carrie | December 1, 2008 09:01 AM
Actually, it isn't always that easy to tell. At first I thought it was fake fur, but now I know better! DON'T WEAR UGGS, THEY ARE UGGLY!
Posted by: Amy Johnson | December 8, 2008 06:14 PM
I got a pair of UGG boots and an UGG scarf for Christmas from my husband... I have been wanting them for a while. I am not a vegitarian, I grew up around dairies in CA. I was raised around farmers that were extremely particular about the treatment of their livestock, because logically if you have unhealthy livestock you get zero profit. One dairy farmer I grew up with did everything in his power to make sure his cows were happy and healthy, maybe that is why I never had a problem with eating meat. I am not a PETA extremist, I do eat meat, but I COMPLETELY OPPOSE ANY KIND of animal cruelty. I think it is completely acceptable to eat what God gave us for food, but I do not believe in the inhumane mistreatment of any animal for profit, or for any reason for that matter! I had no idea that the sheep were mistreated to this degree in Australia. I feel bad that the respect for what God gave us to eat has been turned into a mass slaughtering for profit. It really bothers me that people can be so insensitive to an animal all for money! I thought we were more sophisticated than that! :-(
Posted by: Lindsey | December 22, 2008 01:46 PM
pamela THANK YOU for your comments. you are the best!
Posted by: fedecy | January 18, 2009 03:17 PM
"I dont care what they are made of anyway Uggs are OUT of style! Havent you heard UGGs Are UGLY!" - Seriously renee, how simple can u be?
Posted by: misantro | February 9, 2009 10:32 AM
When will we be able to buy them. I've been waiting for like 6 months. :(
Posted by: Amanda Lynn Shiel | February 12, 2009 11:33 PM