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Originally Posted by Aprilrobin
2 words.. Pamela Anderson.
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Right, but alot of people don't know that Pamela Anderson, aside from being tits and all, has longtime been an active member for PETA.
Anderson is a
vegetarian, an advocate for animal rights, and an active member of the animal protection organization
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), taking part in several campaigns for animal rights
[13]. She became a vegetarian in her early teens when she walked in on her dad slaughtering an animal he had just hunted.
[14]
One of Anderson's campaigns as a member of PETA has been against the use of
fur. In 1999, Anderson received the first
Linda McCartney Memorial Award for animal rights protectors, in recognition of her campaign against fur. In 2003, Anderson stripped down for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" advertising campaign. On
June 28,
2006, Anderson posed naked with other protesters on a window display of the
Stella McCartney boutique in
London,
England. It was a
PETA gala event before the
PETA Humanitarian Awards. Anderson went inside the boutique and said she would take her clothes off if the event raised enough money for
PETA, which it did. She took off her clothes and went to stand on a pedestal at the window display, wearing a banner that read: "We had rather bare skin than wear skin."[
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She has also actively campaigned against
Kentucky Fried Chicken. In 2001, Anderson released a letter in support of PETA's campaign against Kentucky Fried Chicken, stating "What KFC does to 750 million chickens each year is not civilized or acceptable." She later made a video about KFC's treatment of chickens.
[15] In January 2006, Anderson requested that the Governor of Kentucky remove a bust of
Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC, from display but her request was refused even when she offered her own bust in exchange. In February 2006, Anderson decided to
boycott the
Kentucky Derby because of its support for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
She has also campaigned against seal hunting in her native Canada. In March 2006, Anderson asked to speak to
Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the
annual seal hunt. Her request was refused. In May 2006 she
petitioned random individuals on the street for their opinion on the Canadian Seal Hunt.
Most recently Pam has joined forces with
PETA in a campaign calling for the boycott of fruit juice maker
POM. The "Pom Horrible Campaign"
[16] has resulted in response to the company's refusal to halt
animal tests.
In March 2005, Anderson became a
spokesmodel for
MAC Cosmetics's MAC AIDS Fund, which helped people affected by
AIDS and
HIV. After becoming the official spokesmodel, Anderson raised money during events in
Toronto,
Tokyo,
Dublin and
Athens.
Anderson became the celebrity spokesperson for the American Liver Foundation, and served as the Grand Marshal of the SOS motorcycle ride fundraiser.
-Wikipedia
