Dita Von Teese supports spaying and neutering your pet (especially if your pet is your husband and his name is Marilyn Manson). Another thing Dita supports is wearing fur, especially the vintage kind. Generally speaking, PETA is an organization that frowns upon the wearing of fur, since in order to get the fur you have to kill the animal it grew on, which would qualify as unethical treatment of said animal. Dita's enjoyment of fur does not, however, disqualify her as a spokeswoman for PETA, as the above ad attests. So how the hell did an avowed fur-lover end up being featured in an ad-campaign sponsored by the nation's most famous militant animal rights group? I'm not sure. Perhaps PETA spokesman Michael McGraw could shed some light on this?
PETA often works with a celebrity on an issue they feel comfortable supporting, whether it's supporting spaying and neutering, or speaking out against products that are tested on animals. So they may not be an animal rights activist, but their contribution to any of our campaigns is appreciated.
So PETA were willing to overlook Dita's fur-fetish because she's such an out-spoken and well-known advocate for animal birth control? Sure. That's what it was. Cause whenever I think of spaying and neutering, Dita's the first person who comes to mind. Obviously, PETA needed Dita on-board, or no one would've taken their campaign seriously. I'd venture to say that, without Dita and her ads, the entire country would've been flooded with unwanted animals. And then the PETA people would've been like, "Oh no! Now we've got all these animals flooding the shelters. If only we'd gotten past Dita's fur thing and let her do the campaign. Damn us all to hell!" So, yeah, it's a good thing PETA were willing to conveniently put their principles aside this one time. And of course, in no way would we ever suggest that PETA might occasionally shelve their ideals just because they want to be associated with someone who's considered hot. Cause PETA's not about the publicity or attention, or anything else self-serving - they're all about helping the poor suffering beasties.
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