Cameras caught notorious fur hag Donna Karan as she lied about using fur in her cruel collections. Maybe her fingers were crossed behind her back, because a quick glance at her stores and shows proves that she's still in the bunny-butchering business. We already knew that the yoga follower was a New Age hypocrite, but now it's obvious that she's an old-school liar too.
 

 
E-mail Donna Karan and let her know that you won't be caught dead in her clothes as long as bunnies are.  
 

Written by Michelle Sherrow

Baroness Lola Young wants the U.K.'s House of Lords to elect faux fur to Parliament. The baroness led a debate in the House of Lords last week to ask Her Majesty's government what plans it has to support and promote ethical and sustainable clothing.

Prior to the debate, PETA U.K. shared with the baroness information about the fur industry and noted that the overwhelming majority of Britons are opposed to real fur—95 percent according to a 2010 poll. Pointing out that, as representatives of the British people, peers should reflect their values, the baroness urged her fellow peers to abandon ceremonial robes trimmed with ermine or rabbit fur and opt for faux fur instead.

Stateside, PETA's campaign against the royally cruel Donna Karan is still going strong. If you haven't already, please let the Bunny Butcher know that you won't buy DKNY while bunnies die.

Written by Michelle Sherrow

Donna Karan might not have had legions of fans screaming for her at New York Fashion Week, but she did have legions of bunnies screaming outside her midtown Manhattan office on Saturday as she prepared for a show on Sunday.

Demonstrators showed passersby that uncarin' Karan likes her fur bloody, with a side of cruelty. Blasting the sounds of real rabbits screaming on fur farms as they are about to have their throats cut and their paws and heads chopped off, the protesters hoped to convince Cruella DeKaran that there's nothing warm and fuzzy about real fur.

You can help by letting Karan know that you prefer your fur to be faux and cruelty-free.

Written by Michelle Sherrow

Three … two … one … happy New Year! Today marks the beginning of the traditional Chinese New Year, and 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. There are a lot of great ways to make a difference for rabbits this year. You can e-mail the bunny butcher herself, Donna Karan, and urge her to switch to faux fur. You can make a donation in any amount to PETA's anti-fur campaign to help us put an end to rabbits being killed for their fur. You can also encourage friends and family members not to buy rabbits on a whim (for the Chinese New Year, Easter, or anytime).

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To celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, many people often purchase rabbits from breeders or pet shops. Sadly, most of these rabbits end up neglected, dumped at an animal shelter, or turned loose in the wild, where they have little chance to survive. According to the House Rabbit Society, rabbits have fragile skeletons that are prone to fractures, and they do not like to be carried or cuddled. Rabbits also need considerable exercise, not confinement, and they do not like noise. Educate yourself on the needs of rabbits before adopting one and please do not give them as gifts or give to a child. Anyone considering welcoming a rabbit into his or her home as a companion should adopt one from an animal shelter or rescue group—rather than supporting greedy breeders—and plan on making a 10-year commitment.

Written by Michelle Sherrow

Hmm, what to have for dinner? Fast, easy, and guaranteed cruelty-free—dum-da-da-dum—Internet Soup!

• Glee star Lea Michele's PETA ad is making New Yorkers think twice about getting taken for a ride.
• This turtle is shell on wheels.
• Google Maps is tracking mass animal deaths. I wonder if it shows a blue bubble over Donna Karan.
• These crows show how intelligent they are by using tools—and we're not talking about this tool, who obviously isn't as smart.
• A cute new video shows that even aliens don't understand animal abuse. Think they'd feel like abducting Ronald McDonald? Nah, probably not.
• Ugh! Another reason not to wear those Ugg-ly sheepskin boots.
• Belated holiday tips from an engineer with too much time (and cats) on his hands. Happy Friday!

Written by Michelle Sherrow

Let's play a game. You were just given an envelope which contains exactly $4,800. You have 30 seconds to decide how to spend that money. The catch is, you have to choose from the four options below:

1. Save the lives of 480 impoverished individuals in Africa by providing essential malaria vaccinations
2. Alter 96 dogs through lifesaving spay and neuter surgeries, which will prevent 107,200 unwanted puppies form ever being born, abused, or euthanized
3. Provide a hearty serving of beans, rice, and bread to 19,200 homeless people, giving them the sustenance and nutrients that they need to survive for the day
4. Purchase one Donna Karan fur coat, which may have come to be by cramming rabbits into tiny cages and killing them via anal electrocution.

Time's up. So what will it be?

Written by Ashley Palmer

Dear 2010,

It's over. We'll always treasure the victories that we achieved for animals in our year together, but it's time for us to move on and take a look at the trends that we can expect in 2011:

We hope that we can still be friends, 2010. And we'll always have the Snuggie Macarena dance …

Written by Amy Skylark Elizabeth                                                                                                                             

Yoga devotee Donna Karan is going to have to spend a lot of time meditating with her eyes closed if she hopes to miss the hundreds of posters plastered all over Manhattan that point out the designer's less-than-enlightened use of rabbit fur in her fashions.

Those same posters recently put in an appearance outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where Karan was cohosting the "Change Begins Within" benefit.

That's right, Donna. Change begins within—and charity begins at home. It seems like it would be a good idea to put your own (fashion) house in order if you want to try to show others the path to spiritual healing.

Written by Alisa Mullins

Donna Karan knows about the suffering that goes into each and every fur-trimmed coat, hat, and bag that contains the skins of dead rabbits (we know—we showed her ourselves). You might think that a "Zen, revolutionary designer" such as DK would take a stand and permanently remove fur from her collections, but you'd be wrong. Check out our latest friendly reminder to her that she has strayed from "the path":

This comes after the recent flooding of Karan's DKNY Facebook page earlier last week.

DK needs to take a cue from cruelty-free fashion friends Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Liz Claiborne, who have chosen to leave fur where it belongs—on the bunnies! Please let her know what you think too!

Written by Alissa Moceri

Today we're celebrating Cyber Monday by flooding Donna Karan's Facebook page. This method has been used in the past to commandeer the pages of other high-profile folks in order to get a point across. Here's the vertical message that people saw when they logged on to the notorious fur hag's Facebook wall this morning:

We're banking on the fact that this ingenious message—sent on the busiest online shopping day of the year— will make the throngs of people perusing Donna Karan's pelt-pimping page think twice about giving their hard-earned bucks to a bunny butcher. After all, there's nothing appealing about wearing fur from rabbits who howl like human babies when their skin is peeled away from their body as if it were a sweater.

So after you finish shopping online, how about using your Facebook page to help us spread the word that Donna Karan butchers bunnies?

P.S. After this major flood, Donna Karan had better hope that she can swim. What do you think?

Written by Amy Skylark Elizabeth