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Beyonce blasted by animal rights campaigners 2007-01-01

Beyoncé Knowles, Kate Moss and Paris Hilton have been blasted by animal rights campaigners for wearing rabbit-fur boots.

The famous beauties are among a host of celebrities who are fans of the Canadian Mukluk boots, which cost around 259GBP a pair.

But animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) claimed rabbits are cruelly killed to make the boots, which have trademark pom-poms.

Spokesman Sean Gifford said: "The rabbits are sourced from Asia and love crammed into small, wire boxes before being electrocuted or strangled. Many are skinned alive.

"As far as we can see, this kind of treatment is what celebrities - those who don't give a damn - are supporting.

Fake fur looks every bit as good." Supermodel Kate Moss, who once appeared in a "rather go naked than wear fur" advertising campaign, owns two pairs of Mukluks, while pop babes Britney Spears and Rachel Stevens are also said to be fans of the furry boots.


This is not the first time Beyoncé has come under fire from PETA, whose supporters include Charlize Theron, Pink and Stella McCartney.
She was recently slammed for expressing her love of wearing leather and fur.
Other stars to anger the organisation in the past include Robbie Williams, who used video footage of a chimpanzee playing with a gun on his recent tour, and Ben Affleck, for buying ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez a chinchilla fur coat.