PETA Responds To Our Trollsen Twins Post!
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are two of the worst offenders when it comes to wearing fur. We’ve written the twins letters and sent them our undercover investigation to let them know the cruelties of this industry; however, that seems to have made no difference to them. The Olsen twins are constantly in the public eye and are looked up to by millions of girls around the world—that’s a lot of responsibility, and one that shouldn’t be taken lightly. What kind of message does supporting the fur industry send their fans? That it’s okay to abuse animals to keep up with the latest trends? That’s just downright heartless. There are so many humane alternatives out there that don’t cause an animal to suffer and die—like faux fur—that there is no excuse for wearing the fur off an animal’s back.
Our Trollsen Twins campaign is an entertaining way for people to learn about what happens to animals killed for their fur—people who might not know anything about what happens to millions of foxes, chinchillas, minks, rabbits, and yes, even cats and dogs, that are killed to become “fashion” accessories. We live in a tabloid world, and most of the time it takes something unique, and sometimes controversial, to catch people’s attention. We use every opportunity we can to help animals, and this is one way that is without a doubt effective.
Check out just a few recent articles that have been written about the campaign:
There are celebrities out there who use to wear fur, but once we contacted them and let them know what the animals go through, they had a change of heart—and even work with us on our anti-fur campaign now. Eva Mendes is one of those celebrities who had a change of heart—check out her anti-fur ad and what she has to say about the fur industry here.
We know this campaign doesn’t necessarily appeal to everyone, which is why this is just one approach we take to educating people about animal rights. We do public outreach at concerts and festivals, write letters to the editor, stage demonstrations, offer free and low-cost spay and neuter services locally, and help students make a difference for animals. We focus on the four major industries that the largest number of animals are treated the worst—in the food, entertainment, experimentation and clothing industries. This is simply one of our campaigns to help animals that are abused by these industries, and simply one part of the important work PETA does to help animals.
Dan Shannon is assistant director of youth outreach & campaigns for PETA.
Tags: animal rights, dan shannon, eva mendes, fur, mary-kate and ashley olsen, olsen twins, peta, trollsen twins
March 19th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Is it not also “downright heartless” to go into someone’s place of business, which puts food (sometimes steaks) on their family’s table and destroy their merchandise (as seen on the HBO documentary)?
I just feel that those that are too “extereme” in promoting any issue usually do more harm for their cause than good, and PETA seems to be experts at this.
Dan, I know PETA does way more than i know, but if a third party did a survey I would be willing to bet that over 75% of males (American) between the ages of 20 to 40 have negative feelings towards PETA. This is a large and powerful group. Those negative feelings come from ads like this and the bad publicty your organization gets, whether responsible or not, from public protests.