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PETA Says Lady Gaga + Rihanna Are 'Freaks'

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:00:13 +0000

Lady Gaga isn’t the only fashion conscious pop star to draw the ire of PETA, the animal rights organization. Rihanna is also being targeted (again), with the two starlets being dubbed “freaks” for their fashion choices deemed cruel to animals.

Lady Gaga Battles With PETA Over Fur

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:30:30 +0000

Lady Gaga has run afoul of animal rights organization PETA, since she would not rather go naked than wear fur. PETA is claiming that Mama Monster is a hypocrite since she has recently been seen sporting what looks like pink mink fur, despite telling her friend and animal lover Ellen DeGeneres on her namesake show a bit ago that she “hates” fur. PETA brass sent her a nasty letter, but she fired back.

Kim Kardashian Bombed With Flour [VIDEO]

Lucky Larry — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:30:00 +0000

Last night Kim Kardashian wast the victim of “flour bombing” while attending a red carpet event promoting her new fragrance line. The flour bomb attacker ran up to Kim and dumped a bag of flour on her head while shouting, “fur hag!” It is believed that PETA had something to do with the attack but [...]

PETA Wants OJ Simpson's House For A "Meat Is Murder" Museum

Leslie Reynolds — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:53:20 +0000

O.J. Simpson's Florida home is facing foreclosure and there is one unusual source that has showed great interest in the property. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are appealing to JP Morgan bank, which is repossessing the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home in Miami and asking them to donate it to be turned into a 'Meat Is Murder' Museum.

Janet Jackson Dubbed 'Grinch of the Year' by PETA

Cristin Maher — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:08 +0000

Even though Janet Jackson is inspiring people to be healthier with her NutriSystem campaign, the singer has a lot of animal rights activists shaking their heads in disapproval. The ‘Rhythm Nation’ singer has been named the 2011 ‘Grinch of the Year’ by PETA for choosing to wear animal products such as leather and fur.

PETA Targets City of Turkey for a Vegan-Friendly Name Change [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:00:53 +0000

The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, does some good work, but it’s the organization’s more absurd stunts that often make headlines — and this one is a prime example.

Citing the suffering of turkeys during the Thanksgiving season, PETA sent a letter to the mayor of Turkey, Texas and asked him to change the town’s name to the tofu-based meat alternative “Tofurky” instead.