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Last week it was the Pope who upset anti-fur campaigners, and this week it's our friend Gwyneth Paltrow. The vegetarian actress (who, I can only assume, has long renounced any 'eco' credentials she may once have laid claim to) has angered PETA over her autumn/winter 2008-9 campaign (pictured) for Tod's in which she models fur-lined boots and bags made from ostrich and snakeskin. In particular, an ad depicting Paltrow draped in fox fur, has prompted the animal-rights group to label her as a 'terrible example'.
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Anti-fur protesters in Italy have launched an online petition to make sure that Pope Benedict knows a direct line to the divine does not make it OK to wear fur.
The pontiff has been seen out and about in what looks much like a papal santa suit, causing over 2,260 signatories to show their displeasure. "The pope has often talked about protecting the environment and we are asking that he acknowledges that animals, as God's creation, also deserve respect," said Lorenzo Croce, head of the Italian campaign.
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Just a little heads-up for a cause that's particularly close to my heart as a long-term veggie and animal lover.
WSPA is concerned the export of sheep from Australia to the Middle East. The charity wants to put an end to live, long-distance transport altogher, but as the world's biggest transporter of live sheep, the focus is on Australia to change its ways. In 2007 alone, 3.7 million Australian sheep were sent to the Middle East for slaughter, enduring a long and gruelling journey by both road and sea.
You can help by forwarding an email to the Australian government here -- it only takes a minute. Follow the jump for a video that shows why we need to act (it's pretty upsetting, but shows no actual slaughter of sheep)
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Sometimes, you've just got to hand it to PETA. Yes, they do a lot of crazy shit, some of it verging on the alarming. But it's nice when it's deserved, and I was amused and impressed to hear they'd sent a note to supermodel Naomi Campbell this week, asking her to have a good think about the connection between her balding hairline and the plight of animals killed for their own hair, which is used for the fur coats she insists on wearing (and no, I don't know what the boot's doing there either).
Follow the jump for a full transcript of the organisation's 'bald' request to Ms. Campbell...
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The lovely people at Compassion in World Farming dropped me a line today to remind us all about Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall's imminent challenge to Tesco, tabled for the chain's AGM this afternoon. So as you chomp away at your egg mayo sarnie, the fate of chickens all over the UK is at stake.
You may remember that Hugh was asking for support from the public earlier in the month to raise the necessary funds for the rare priviledge of talking to Tesco about chickens. The good news is that he's made it, and can now go ahead and put his resolution to the Tesco board. The resolution calls on Tesco to adopt RSPCA Freedom Food standards or equivalent as the minimum for their standard chickens.
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Scots singing sensation KT Tunstall is the latest celebrity to be welcomed into the PETA clan, and she's chosen to focus on the the plight of birds destined to become KFC nuggets for her first campaign.
PETA recently reported that KFC in Canada had brought in a new, more stringent animal welfare policy, but there are currently no plans to implement similar changes in the UK. In a bid to encourage them to follow Canada's example, KT wrote a letter to every single KFC restaurant manager in Scotland, along with a DVD, pressuring the company to stop its suppliers' worst abuses of chickens.
Follow the jump to read KT's letter to KFC managers in full.
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Chicken saviour Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is currently engaged in an interesting challenge against his old friend Mr. Tesco. He's going to need a hefty sum of cash to get round this one, and is asking members of the public for help. So why should the man who famously sells chickens for £15 be needing your money?
It all began when HFW submitted a resolution to be presented at Tesco's AGM at the end of the month covering animal welfare. But unhappy about having its record exposed, Tesco rather arrogantly wants to charge him £86,888 to get the paperwork out to the shareholders before Wednesday. Hugh has responded by auctioning various prizes on his website and hoping to make the deadline. He's already paid £30,000 out of his own pocket, but needs to make up the rest from donations. Follow the jump for instructions on how you can contribute.
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