Huge grrrrrrrrrrrrrs to Madge

Just look how cute this little guy is.


As a supporter of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), I cannot find a word strong enough to describe how I feel about Madonna right now. Here are some excerpts from various news articles:

Madonna has been criticised by an animal rights group for wearing a real chinchilla fur coat as she left Cecconi's restaurant in London with her husband, Guy Ritchie. She wore the coat, said to be worth 35,000 pounds, and made from the fur of 40 chinchillas.

PETA accused the singer of ignoring cruelty of animals and
urged her to watch videos of animals being farmed for their pelts.

A spokesman for Madonna - who is set to design a range of clothing for high street chain H&M - said he was unable to comment.

Poorva Joshipura, director of Peta Europe, said: "We encourage anyone who wears fur to watch videos of these animals being electrocuted, caught in traps and skinned alive.

"Thousands of people, including Paris Hilton, have said that the videos changed their minds about wearing fur.

"Chinchillas are shy, intelligent animals who can live for up to 15 years in the wild. Yet on fur farms, these animals are violently killed while fully conscious."

Madonna is one of the most famous women on the planet and money is no object. I think these people just don't know what to spend their money on, but why oh why must they parade around in the fur of dead animals for the sake of their vanity? After all, aren't there enough man-made fibres and other materials available?!!

This is not the first time she's been spotted wearing fur. Previously she has worn a £1,000 fox fur hat by Philip Treacy and an astrakhan coat.

The disturbing fact is that fashion experts are claiming that fur is back after years of unpopularity. Sales of fur clothing have risen by 30% in two years and are now worth £500m a year in the UK. Fake imports have dropped by a third.

Naturally Madonna is not the only person to wear fur; it's just that she is the most high profile. Model Kate Moss has also upset protesters by wearing animal hides and appearing in advertising campaigns for Burberry, which uses real fur in its collections.

So, I shall be boycotting all things "Madonna" until she changes her ways. I've already switched stations when one of her songs came on the radio.