Donna Karan Dumps Fur! December 22, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at December 22, 2008 9:35 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 83 ) | TrackBack

Donna Karan, the target of one of our campaigns, has announced that her fall 2009 lines will be fur-free and that she has "no plans" to use fur in the future!

PETA is now calling on activists and supporters to put the brakes on "Donna Karan: Bunny Butcher" antics, which have included protesting outside her boutiques, crashing her runway show, and exposing her cruel use of fur online. This is a win for the real fashion victims—animals, who are routinely skinned alive for their pelts—and will allow all to focus on Armani and other targets while keeping an eye on Donna Karan's 2010 collection.

Karan's announcement came days after PETA launched its (now offline) DonnaKaranBunnyButcher.com Web site and after mega-fashion guru Tim Gunn sent Karan and designer Giorgio Armani a video that he narrated for PETA showing animals skinned alive for their fur and urged Karan and Armani to open their eyes to the violent and bloody fur industry.

While Donna Karan has followed in the footsteps of top designers—including Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein—Armani still refuses to stop using fur. Armani claims that he "only" uses fur from rabbits who are butchered for meat. We hope that you will take this opportunity to contact Armani to tell him that while the meat of gentle rabbits killed for their fur in China is sold to be eaten, the suffering that they endure is exactly the same. Point out that the cruelty depicted in this video on fur farms in both China and France show animals who are used for both fur and meat.

Thanks to all those who make phone calls, send emails and letters, and anything else you do to help with our campaigns.

Tim Gunn! Tim Gunn! December 21, 2008

Posted by Patricia at December 21, 2008 6:15 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 9 ) | TrackBack

How awesome is it that Tim Gunn narrated peta2's new fashion industry exposé?! Who better to tell designers and shoppers what happens to animals before they become coats, sweaters, cuffs, shoes, bags, and the like.

What's even cooler though is that Gunn sent the video to Donna Karan and Giorgio Armani with a personal plea to both designers to stop using fur in their lines. Take that fur pimps!

Says Gunn, "Any designer in the fashion industry who does not want to watch the PETA video and see exactly what happens to animals and how they're treated and how the product that they use comes to the marketplace I believe is egregiously irresponsible. It is critically important that we all be educated about these matters and then make choices. It is egregiously irresponsible not to."

Oh, Tim Gunn, you're so wonderful. He had some other great things to say about Project Runway and fur so check out this fab interview (my favorite part is the very end!).

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Who Loves Bunnies? December 16, 2008

Posted by Marta at December 16, 2008 4:45 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 45 ) | TrackBack

Update 12/22/2008: Donna Karan has announced that her fall 2009 lines will be fur-free and that she has "no plans" to use fur in the future! Read more.

I love bunnies. I had two bunnies growing up, Alexander and Agatha, and I have several friends who share their homes with bunnies. Check out my friends' bunnies, Moses and Peanut. They're BFF.

It's definitely upsetting to think that some heartless people still use fur in their clothing lines—fur from bunnies and other animals. If we could understand animals, I'm sure they'd tell us they want to keep their fur—just as I'm sure all of you reading this want to keep your skin.

Clothing companies and designers are going fur-free like mad these days, but there are some people who are keeping things in the stone age and still using fur. Donna Karan, the designer behind the DKNY line, is one of those people. Animals on fur farms are killed using the cheapest methods available, including neck-breaking, suffocation, poisoning, and anal or vaginal electrocution. Donna Karan knows about the suffering that goes into every fur-trimmed coat, hat, and bag. She previously promised to stop using fur in her designs, but guess what? You'll find the skins of dead rabbits in the Donna Karan line.

Because of this, we just launched a brand-new parody site, DonnaKaranBunnyButcher.com. Check out the site for yourself and be sure to pass it on to all of your friends.

Can you believe that animals are still killed for their fur in 2008?

Remember, please never buy or wear real fur. Do it for animals everywhere!


P.S. For more ways to help, check this out.

Crashing Donna Karan's Party September 9, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at September 9, 2008 1:52 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 13 ) | TrackBack

When fashion designer Donna Karan unveiled her spring 2009 DKNY collection this Sunday at New York's Fashion Week, PETA was there with a protest outside and a bit of a surprise inside.

Some of my friends took over Donna Karan's runway show armed with signs that read, "Donna: Dump Fur," and chanting, "Shame!" Check out a photo and read some more here.

They were protesting because Karan used rabbit fur in her collection that is in stores now—despite her promise to stop using fur. The two protesters were quickly taken from the catwalk and arrested, but their message was almost impossible to ignore.

Is Donna Karan living in the Ice Age? Geez! Drop the fur, Donna! You're not trying to dress cave people.

-Pulin

What Did You Do This Summer? September 3, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at September 3, 2008 11:17 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 10 ) | TrackBack

In the US, we generally mark the end of summer with Labor Day weekend. So considering it's back to school and all that, I wanted to let you know some highlights from the peta2 and peta2 UK staff. I would love to hear what you enjoyed the most about the summer.

Two highlights from my summer: getting to spend time with my sister at PETA (I mention this a lot, don't I?), and wearing a skeleton costume to protest Donna Karan!
-Elizabeth

The best thing that happened this summer was meeting all you guys at Glastonbury Festival, T in the Park, Get Loaded in the Park, Rip Curl Boardmasters, NASS, VFest and Give it a Name. Also seeing Seasick Steve at Glastonbury made it for me.
-Martin

This might seem like a small thing, but it made me so happy: Convincing my six-year-old niece (whom I adore to no end) to try vegan chicken on our family vacation. She loved it, wanted more, and even shouted "I LOVE VEGETARIAN MEAT!!!!!!!" Adorable, right?
-Marta

This was a great summer for me! I got to give KFC "the bird" in Egypt! And, I got to see my favorite band, Radiohead (complete with veg lead singer, Thom Yorke performing live in the middle of a thunderstorm!) It was madness! Madness, I say!
-Ryan

My highlight this summer was visiting an animal sanctuary. I finally got to kiss a pig, and one of them even nuzzled up to me! It was a dream come true—literally. Okay, so maybe it wasn't exactly in the summer—it was in May, but it's pretty much the highlight of my life, so there. A real summer highlight? Getting to sweat it out and meet some of you guys at Warped Tour and Mayhem Festival this year—and seeing huge tough guys sign our petition to help pigs, definitely.
-Rachel

So what was the highlight (or highlights) of your summer, everyone? I had so many that I just wrote my own blog about it here. Here's your chance to brag, though.

-Pulin

Katherine Heigl Spotted in What??? February 7, 2008

Posted by Patricia at February 7, 2008 1:50 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 0 ) | TrackBack

Bet you thought this was going to be about the "Grey's Anatomy" beauty being seen somewhere in a hideous fur monstrosity, huh? Fooled ya! Not Katherine Heigl, no sir. She's too classy and beautiful, and good-hearted to wear fur.

Nope, it turns out that when she and her new husband Josh Kelley moved into their new home last week Katherine was sporting her "Have a PETA Day" T-shirt! Of course the paps were there and took millions of photos of the big event, you know, in case the newlyweds want some for their scrap book. Look how cute!

It must be so odd to have people following you around snapping pix while you're doing something as gross and commonplace as moving. But in our weird universe people want to see celebs like Katherine unloading U-Hauls and lugging pillows and carpets around.

I so love that they were doing it themselves though, some celebs really are just like us. However, I must say I am a bit disgusted at how amazing she looks. Not one bad photo in the bunch! You're not supposed to look that good when you're moving! Who looks that good when they're moving?! I'm sure it was the tee shirt—wink wink, nudge nudge.





The limited edition shirts were made for PETA by Spiders & Caviar who make some of the coolest tees around. The peta2 version will be available for order soon, but if you just can't wait or want both, you can order your very own here.

xox

Patricia

P.S. This just makes me want to rent Knocked Up again, that movie is so funny. I think you should rent it too, but not before you tell Donna Karan to stop selling fur.

Tell Donna Karan To Stop Selling Fur! January 23, 2008

Posted by Pulin Modi at January 23, 2008 11:31 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 3 ) | TrackBack

We'll keep this simple. Donna Karan, the chief designer behind the DKNY brand, is selling fur despite her promises to stop using it. I don't like the fur industry. I don't like people who break promises. Put that together, and I'm pretty irritated. I bet you would be, too.

Please contact Donna Karan and tell her to stop selling fur! And you can also give her office a call at 212-789-1839.

Get to it. We thank you, and of course, the animals appreciate you speaking up for them.

-Pulin