PETA Responds To Fur-Wearing Vegan Stacey Bendet

Filed Under: Martha Stewart Stella McCartney Michelle Obama Ralph Lauren Tommy Hilfiger Calvin Klein Vivienne Westwood alice + olivia

We knew they'd have something to say!

Animal rights group PETA has fired off a response to alice + olivia's Stacey Bendet.

The label's designer recently said she sees nothing wrong with wearing fur, despite being a vegan and not eating meat.

Here's what their campaign manager Danielle Katz, had to say:

Dear Ms. Bendet,

Greetings from PETA. We were pleased to hear that you refuse to support the cruel factory-farming industry by eating a vegan diet. In light of this, I must say that we were surprised to see that you would allow yourself to become a spokesperson for the violent fur trade. Please take a few minutes to watch this video, which is narrated by Martha Stewart, who had a change of heart about fur after learning that animals are routinely bludgeoned, gassed, and often skinned alive for their fur. After viewing the video, I hope that you will agree that there's nothing glamorous about the way that animals suffer and die in the fur industry.

Because of the cruelty that's inherent in the fur industry, a rapidly growing number of designers—including Stella McCartney, Marc Bouwer, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Perry Ellis, and Liz Claiborne—have chosen to create wonderful designs without using animal fur. Many celebrities have also sworn off fur, including first ladies Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni, who both recently announced that they are fur-free.