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Award Winner Kristoff St. John Shows His Skin to Save Animals' Skins
His onscreen marriage was almost broken up by his TV wife’s
nude photo shoot, but that didn’t stop The Young and the
Restless soap stud Kristoff St. John from stripping
in front of a camera. His motive wasn’t revenge or money—it
was compassion.
The Emmy Award-winning actor is the latest star to pose for PETA’s
“Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” series. The ad shows St.
John baring all in front of a flock of admiring fans and carries the
tagline, “Be comfortable in your own skin. Don’t wear
fur!”
“In my TV job, I have to deal with some pretty ruthless characters,”
says St. John. “But I can’t think of anything more heartless
than to torment and kill animals in the name of fashion.”
Animals raised on fur factory farms often suffer from severe illnesses
and injuries without veterinary care and are exposed to the elements
in tiny, filthy cages. They are killed by electrocution, gassing,
poison, or having their necks broken. No federal laws protect animals
on fur farms. Trapped animals spend days in agony, tearing flesh and
breaking bones in a struggle to free themselves before the trapper
arrives to beat or stomp them to death.
This isn’t the first time that St. John has spoken out in behalf
of animals. A vegan since viewing PETA’s “Meet Your Meat”
video, St. John has also appeared along with his daughter, Lola, in
an anti-circus television public service announcement for PETA. He
joins the ranks of Pamela Anderson, Kim Basinger, Survivor All-Stars
Jenna Morasca and Ethan Zohn, and other celebrities who have also
bared their skin in order to save animals’ skins. PETA has also
turned heads and raised eyebrows with au naturel anti-fur
demonstrations in the streets of Hong Kong, Montréal, Moscow,
Paris, Tokyo, and Milan.
To view the ad click
here, and for more information, please visit FurIsDead.com.
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