Michelle Obama Swears Off Fur
First Lady Michelle Obama poses as she arrives to attend the spouses evening on April 3, 2009 in Baden Baden, Germany.
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Michelle Obama has sworn off fur!
One day after French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy told PETA that she no longer wears real fur, Obama made her own animal-friendly announcement, the Washington Times reports. "Mrs. Obama does not wear fur," her deputy press secretary, Semonti Mustaphi, said Thursday.
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Obama and Bruni-Sarkozy -- who have met twice in recent months -- are both widely known as two of the most fashionable political wives. PETA has pushed Bruni-Sarkozy -- who was photographed wearing what appeared to be fur -- in particular to donate her coats to the homeless.
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"I do not wear, buy or own fur or animal skin other than leather or skin of animals raised for feeding purposes," she said in a letter to PETA. "I am not a vegetarian, and I don't find it illogical to wear skins of animals whose meat is also eaten. I would gladly consider giving away sable, fox and other fur coats -- if I owned any."
Unlike Bruni-Sarkozy, Obama wasn't targeted by PETA. "We've never written to Michelle Obama about this issue because we have always known her to be fur-free," Amanda Schinke, media campaigns coordinator for PETA, said.
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Still, less than a week after a sightseeing trip to France with her family, Obama followed suit with the former French supermodel.
"For Michelle Obama, respecting animals is obviously part of the social progress that she and her husband are working so hard to promote," PETA Senior Vice President Dan Mathews said. "By officially rejecting fur, these two style icons will make people everywhere see fur for what it is: old-fashioned and cruel."
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7A great deal of cruelty is involved in the production of fur. These days, artificial furs are as beautiful as "bloody" ones, and they can be worn with a clear conscience. I applaud the First Lady for choosing conscience and rejecting cruelty. This is the way of the new milenium.
A great deal of cruelty is involved in the production of fur. These days, artificial furs are as beautiful as "bloody" ones, and they can be worn with a clear conscience. I applaud the First Lady for choosing conscience and rejecting cruelty. This is the way of the new milenium.
Who cares what she says, she is just like her husband, she will do anything to get her picture in T.V., a magazine or anywhere else. Who ever said she is a fashion expert anyway!
WHO CARES WHAT THE WOMAN WEARS? THERE ARE MANY MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT THAN ANIMALS AND THEIR SKINS!!!!!
Wolves are destructive scavengers that prey on livestock and domestic animals. There is nothing bueatiful about them they nothing more than free roaming stray dogs that are a threat to any human and animal they come in contact with.
I applaude first lady Michelle Obama on her decision not to wear fur. Her respect for other living things is commendable. However, I would like the decision under the Obama administration reversed regarding open season on wolf shooting. It has taken many years to bring the wolf population back. I do not believe the numbers are up enough to take them off the endangered list. If this keeps up, wolves and other animals will not be around this earth much longer.
So when can we see Mrs. Prez in the Buff for PETA?