Rihanna is asked to stop wearing fur in a letter from PETA… as the group sends her a faux fur alternative: ‘Won’t you please spare the animals?’
Rihanna has been asked to switch up her wardrobe and stop wearing fur.
The Grammy winner, 35, who is pregnant with her second child and reportedly planning to walk down the aisle with her partner A$AP Rocky, received a letter from the People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals with an offer they hope she can’t refuse.
The missive from PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange was sent after the Diamonds artist was recently spotted wearing a fur coat. TMZ received a cop of the letter.
The non-profit organization first appealed to Rihanna’s maternal side, writing, ‘As a mother, you know what it’s like to feel protective and to want to make sure no harm comes to your family.’
‘Please understand that this desire — this instinct even — is shared by minks, foxes and rabbits who are torn away from their families and killed for fur. ‘
Ditch fur?: Rihanna has been asked to switch up her wardrobe and stop wearing fur. PETA sent the Grammy winner, 35, after seeing a recent photo in which she was wearing a fur coat (Pictured in Paris in February 2014)
Wardrobe: Fur has been a wardrobe staple of Rihanna’s for many years. PETA appealed to the Diamond’s singer’s maternal instincts to ‘help create a kinder world for your children to grow up in by deciding today that you’ll no longer wear fur’ (Pictured in Paris in February 2014)
The dispatch pointed out that it’s now illegal to sell fur in California and designers such as ‘Chanel, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace and Valentino have banned it.’
They encouraged Rihanna, who has worn many furs during her career, to ‘help create a kinder world for your children to grow up in by deciding today that you’ll no longer wear fur.’
The animal protection organization suggested that the furs the Lift Me Up artist does have, be donated to the survivors of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Thousands of people in the region have been left homeless and they are now trying to survive frigid winter temperatures.
‘You have so much,’ PETA wrote, ‘won’t you please spare the animals who ask for nothing more but to be left alone to live with their loved ones, free from electrocutions, gassings and beatings that are the standard in the fur industry, and donate your furs to a good cause?’
The note ended with, ‘We’re also sending along a beautiful faux fur coat from Unreal Fur to help you stay warm and fashionable while making the cruelty-free switch.’
The Australian company makes not only faux fur pieces, but faux cashmere and vegan leather jackets and coats. All article are priced $519 or less.
Rihanna’s Fenty line of beauty and skincare products claims to ethically source its cruelty-free line.
Donate: The animal protection organization suggested Rihanna donate her fur coats to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria, who could use them to stay warm (Pictured in Paris February 2022)
Thumbs down: PETA has given the thumbs down to Joel McHale’s new TV show Animal Control, asking viewers to boycott the program which it called ‘a sickening soup of animal exploitation’
Thumbs up: Elizabeth Banks received a thumbs up and a thank you note from PETA for using CGI to create the drug fueled bear in the new comedy/thriller Cocaine Bear. The movie opened in theaters February 24
The Oscar nominee has not announced what she will do regarding this request.
PETA has recently called out actor Joe McHale, accusing him and the producers of the show Animal Control of ‘a sickening soup of animal exploitation’ and calling for a boycott of the Fox show.
Elizabeth Banks, who used CGI to create the bear in her comedy/thriller Cocaine Bear, received a thank you note from the group.
Cocaine Bear opened in theaters on Friday.
