P!nk Pipes Up for PETA Compassion Chic Fur: Ferocious and Atrocious!

Fast Facts A full-length fur equals a whole lot of suffering for a whole lot of victims. Check out the following death tolls:
Coyotes	16
Lynxes	18
Minks	60
Otters	20
Red foxes	42
Raccoons	40
Sables	50
Muskrats	50
Beavers	15
Opossums	45
(Statistics from Skin Trade Primer by Susan Russell, published by Friends of Animals)

Whether it's hiding as lining inside a pair of gloves or flaunted as a full-length coat, real fur equals real suffering for millions of animals who are cruelly trapped in the wild or raised on filthy farms.

Most people would never wear a parka made from poodles—or a muff made of mink. Want the low-down on fur? Read on!

Stars Against Cruelty

Check out what these Hollywood hotties have to say about fur:

Me-ouch!
When his fur-wearing "mum" complained that her "precious" mink scarf took an accidental dip in a restaurant toilet, awesome Jack Osbourne of MTV's The Osbournes hissed back, "It's good that it fell in the toilet—you shouldn't be wearing mink anyway!"

Designers Hide Out
The list of designers who refuse to use fur reads like a fashion Who's Who and includes Stella McCartney, Paul Frank, Mark Bouwer and Ralph Lauren.

"I don't wear it."
Tyra Banks

"Maybe I'll design a line of clothes like Puff Daddy, but in all synthetic fur."
Brad Pitt

Silverstone Shines for Animals
When fashion designer Anne Klein signed on to cosponsor an opening-night party of Broadway's The Graduate, the play's star, Alicia Silverstone, agreed to wear one of Klein's creations—then said,"No way!" after spotting a rabbit-fur jacket in the designer's catalog.The company's head honcho, CEO John D. Idol, wrote back, "I agree with your point of view and have today pulled the jacket off the line," and assured Silverstone that the company will never use fur.

"Fur isn't necessary. It doesn't make sense to me to let these animals suffer for fashion."
Charlize Theron