Amanda Beard Adds Animal Rights to Olympic Agenda
Filed under: animals, featured charity, sports — joe @ 1:59 pm
August 6th 2008
Just when you thought that the Olympics couldn’t handle any more controversies, here comes one that we can all get behind. Despite security concerns, US Swimmer Amanda Beard debuted her brand new PETA ad at the Athlete’s Village in Beijing.
“I have seen a lot of the videos, and (it) brings me to tears,” the four-time Olympian was quoted saying in a PETA statement. “What (some people) think is pretty is actually something that’s very gruesome and gross.”
The photo was scheduled to be unveiled at an indoor press conference but officials feared for Beard’s safety. Undaunted, she just took the whole thing outside.
I’d be happy to tell you more about her anti-fur resume, but you’re probably just looking at the picture anyway, Check out her website, amandabeard.net, for her thoughts and a link to an animal rights petition.
via WSJ
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I don’t have a problem with the ad, but I don’t think it is appropriate for the Olympics in China. I think it’s disrespectful to their culture and values (since she is naked in the picture). Save it for if/when she wins a metal and hype it with that back here in the States.
going nude for peta is nothing ground-breaking. amanda beard has been trying to break into “modeling” for some time now; this is just one more tired trick to stay in the spotlight…
PETA should have found a less hypocritical spokesperson, if one exists. Amanda Beard has no trouble wearing leather and sheepskin, yet claimed in their press release that “I’d much rather go naked than ever put a dead animal on my body.”
More at:
http://deceiver.com/2008/08/05/chlorine-amanda-beards-head/
She was on the cover of Playboy July 2007
I think China is a very appropriate place to debut an anti-fur ad since more and more fur factory farms are shutting down in the west and moving to China where costs are lower and there are no animal welfare regulations. Undercover investigations on Chinese fur farms have shown horrific cruelty, including inhumane transport and slaughter methods. Animals like raccoon dog, fox and mink are often killed by being slammed down on the ground. Often such methods would only stun the animal, who would gain consciousness while being skinned. Clothing companies shouldn’t be using any fur at all, but especially not fur from China. If China wants to boost its image around the world, in addition to human rights issues, Tibet, free speech, etc, it needs to address it’s treatment of animals.
Amanda is my hero – beauty and courage united for this great PETA ad! I just love it!
Please no more naked ads from PETA–it’s gotten really old.