PETA Pulls Michelle Obama Ads
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PETA is pulling an ad campaign that used First Lady Michelle Obama without her permission.
The animal rights group had used photos of Obama -- along with other celebrities, including Carrie Underwood, Oprah Winfrey and Tyra Banks -- in an anti-fur ad called "Fur-Free and Fabulous."
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Although Obama has refused to wear real fur, the White House maintained that PETA never received authorization from her to use her image in the ad, which ran on Washington, D.C.-area Metro stations and on the organization's website.
Last week, PETA president Ingrid Newkirk insisted her organization wouldn't have sought Obama's consent for the ad because it knows that she can't make such an endorsement.
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"The fact is that Michelle Obama has issued a statement indicating that she doesn't wear fur, and the world should know that in PETA's eyes, that makes her pretty fabulous," she said in a press statement.
Meanwhile, PETA is urging the White House to take a stand against the Ringling Bros. circus, which recently showcased a performing elephant named Baby Barack.
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In a letter to President Barack Obama, Newkirk urged the White House to demand a name change.
"Baby Barack is not even a year old, but his curious and energetic childhood has been cut tragically short while Ringling attempts to profit from your popularity by putting him on the road to perform in the circus," Newkirk wrote.
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7Isn't it funny that just a couple of weeks ago Bethanny was all up in Us mag's business about whether or not she was airbrushed in ther PETA ad. Bethanny was just after the publicity. I'm glad the First Lady took a stand. Who wants to be associated with a sk*ank like Bethanny from Real Housewives of NY?
PETA are a bunch of nut jobs.
But she is the most truely woman i have never seen. I like her.
SERIOUSLY!!!whats the freakin deal so now shes untouchable or what??she is one of the ugliest women i have every seen she looks like a shistzu im sorry but shes nasty lookin
PETA is a ridiculous organization that preaches the protection of animals and instead of helping all of the animals they "rescue" from horrible conditions they hold them for a while and unfortunately for most of them they are deemed an expensive expenditure that can be put down. They are put down because it costs less for the organization to put them down then to find them loving homes where they can get the love and care that those animals deserve. So I hope that everyone who donates to PETA knows what their money is actually going to. I love animals and believe that they should be taken care of but the should be supported by an organization that is actually going to save them instead of saving them only to put them down. Adrianna Lancaster, CA
Good for PETA for demanding the White House force Ringling Brothers to rename that poor elephant. This White House has a fit every time anyone uses the name of anyone in the first family (ie, the Sasha & Malia dolls) so they should do the same to help protect a poor baby elephant. It's great that Michelle doesn't wear fur, but she's a loser for complaining about the PETA ad.
PLEASE PETA!!!! WHAT'S A CIRCUS WITHOUT ANIMALS. SO WHAT IF HIS NAME IS BARACK, AS LONG AS HE IS NOT BEING MISTREATED WHO CARES.