Fur Is Dead
return to peta.org
Subscrive to E-News
      
The Facts Campaign Updates Get Active Donate Now Donate Your Fur
Search
 
Donate Your Old Fur
Join Our Activist Network
Fur FAQ
Leaflet or Demonstrate
More »
Resources
Action Alerts
Ads/PSAs
Become a Member
Factsheets
Famous Fur Foes
History of Our Fur Campaign
Literature
News Releases
Photos
Shop
Victories
Videos
Web Sites
Chinese Fur Farms
Shopping Guide
AnimalActivist.com
CowsAreCool.com
SaveTheSheep.com
ShedYourSkin.com
Kids' Corner

Coronation Street 's Kate Ford Says, 'Boycott All Fur'

TV audiences are used to seeing actor Kate Ford as super-bitchy Tracy Barlow in Britain's most popular soap, Coronation Street , but now Kate is going from bunny boiler to bunny hugger in PETA's striking new anti-fur ad, photographed by Karl Grant.

Kate appears in a stunning red satin evening gown, holding a beautiful white rabbit, Stan, protectively to her chest, with her trademark killer look. Her message is simple: "Try telling him it's just a bit of fur trim".

"I play a pretty cold-hearted character in Coronation Street ", says Kate "but I can't think of anything more cruel or cold-hearted than killing animals for their fur.

"After spending some time with this live bunny, it is even more amazing to me that people will kill these sensitive and sweet animals for profit", she adds.

Behind the glamour of PETA's new ad lie the realities of the fur industry. Like other animals "farmed" for their fur, rabbits - who are extremely clean by nature - are kept in tiny, filthy cages, surrounded by their own waste. They spend their entire miserable lives standing on the thin cage wires, never having a chance to dig, jump or play. The methods of slaughter are inhumane, too - they are killed by having their necks broken or having their skulls beaten before being strung up by the legs and having their heads cut off.

Some stores justify the selling of rabbit fur by saying that it is "just a by-product" of the rabbit-meat industry. But the rabbit fur industry demands the pelt of a thicker, older animal than those slaughtered for meat. In fact, the UN reports that "few skins are now retrieved from slaughterhouses," and countries such as France are killing as many as 70 million rabbits a year for fur.

What's more, there is a thriving, hideously cruel dog- and cat-fur industry in Asia, much of which is often falsely labelled as "rabbit fur" before export to Western markets. Without expensive DNA tests, it is virtually impossible to know exactly what kind of animal you are actually wearing if you choose to wear fur.

With so many high-quality alternatives to both rabbit fur and angora, compassionate consumers and animal-friendly fashionistas, like Kate, are sparing bunnies and shunning their skins by instead choosing soft acrylics, brushed cotton and faux fur.

 









Donna Karan's Killer Fashion
What's News
Vote for the Most Compelling Anti-Fur VideoVote for the Most Compelling Anti-Fur Video
PETA Announces 'Worst-Dressed' Celebrities of 2008PETA Announces 'Worst-Dressed' Celebrities of 2008
Eva Mendes Poses Nude to Speak Out Against FurEva Mendes Poses Nude to Speak Out Against Fur
Fatal Fashion: Fur, Leather, and WoolFatal Fashion: Fur, Leather, and Wool
Popular Resources
Shopping Guide
The Gloves Are Off!
Stella McCartney E-Card
Frequently Asked Questions
About Canada's Seal Slaughter
News Releases
PETA Protesters Crash Donna Karan Fashion Show
U.S. Gold Medalist Amanda Beard Removes Her Swimsuit to Protest Fur for PETA
PETA and Human Relief Group Give Fur Coats to Needy Nigerians
Action Alerts
Urge Zappos.com to Stop Selling Fur!
Undercover Video Shows Rabbits Screaming During Slaughter
Fur-Free Tamara Ecclestone Has the Winning Formula
PETA Catalog
   l    * Printer-Friendly   l    E-Mail This Page    l    Subscribe to E-News    
About PETA    Donate Now    Privacy Policy    Disclaimer    PETA Web Sites   
Click here to return to PETA.org