Animal-Loving Hayden Panettiere Designs Calfskin Leather Bag

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by Michael Parrish DuDell November 25, 2008
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Hayden Panettiere is making my head go all crazy this morning after learning that she’s teamed up with Dooney & Bourke to promote a smorgisborg of leather bags.

As many of you know, Panettiere is not only a vegetarian, but has worked super hard to bring attention to saving the whales in Japan. So I’m just a little confused about why she’s not only peddling their less than cruelty-free products, but has even created her own $295 “Hayden Clutch” – an Italian calfskin clutch decked out with a 24-carat gold plated lion head. CALFSKIN!!

I think there’s a real disconnect here with Hayden (and many other animal-friendly people) when it comes to leather products. How can you work so hard to help one animal and then actively contribute to the deaths of so many others? Do you think Hayden is being a little hypocritical or is leather not that big of a deal? Chime in and share your thoughts!!


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  • Aaron

    According to Jacque:

    1.”the calves were probably mistreated”
    2. “I HIGHLY doubt she can say that each and every baby calf…lived a cruelty free life”
    3. “REAL MEN AND WOMEN RESEARCH BEFORE THEY TYPE”

    Jacque, follow your own advice.

    1. “I’m not going to say that eating meat is wrong, because, well that is life.”
    2. “What is wrong, is the fact that humans TORTURE their prey”
    3. “when tigers and crocodiles kill their prey, its quick and relatively painless.” (Really?)

    Torture, death, quick or not, that’s life. I think the real issue, as jim stated, is “whetther it is moral to cause suffering.” Do crocodiles and tigers ponder the morality of the suffering they cause? NO, because they are very, VERY hungry–starving in fact. Is there a difference between humans, tigers and crocodiles? YES. Many humans (especially those lucky enough to CHOOSE vegetarianism VS meat)aren’t starving. Oh, and humans are BRILLIANT(comparatively).

    So here’s my point…

    Every animal on this planet tortures and kills; directly or indirectly. As the most brilliant species on the planet,(except whales, Star Trek IV) it’s far more important to worry about the continued existence of life, death, and torture then it is to worry about the subjective morality enabled by our species gluttonous success. You want to attack Ms. Panettiere for slapping her name on a high end calf-skin bag that very few people will ever purchase? Maybe we should worry about the fact that leather bags are being sold across the world in big box stores at a fraction of their environmental cost. At least she’s spent some time trying to save some whales.

  • fbr

    Jacque, ever seen the aftermath of wolves having gotten into a sheep pen? I have. The two wolves had killed or seriously maimed every single animal in there. Not for food, but for fun. That is true torture – unlike raising animals for human consumption in a carefully controlled and strictly legislated environment.

  • jim

    @fbr – Animals raised humanely and allowed to die naturally are a different issue than “strict legislation” and “carefully controlled” environments. Go to a battery farm or an intensive farm (factory farm) and then tell me that we don’t torture animals.

  • http://www.myspace.com/drunkjohnlennon We’re All Students

    I’m glad to see the issue being discussed intelligently from several angles. It’s only realistic to consider that there may be a variety of reasons for her actions, or that in this instance she simply was shortsighted and made a mistake…

    and…

    She’s only 19

    We all make mistakes. Let’s give her a chance to learn from hers. And if it turns out she cares more about sea mammals than the ones on land, so be it.

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  • Gandhari

    She IS a hypocrite. So what i’m only 15 and have been a vegetarian for 4 years now. When you consider yourself an animal lover and go dancing around trying to show off your “love” for animals in Japan and then show the whole world that you really care, STICK WITH IT!!!!! Be an animal lover requires commitment and just coz she wants to be fashionable is no exception! Even i would love to design handbags and fancy dresses….but i don’t because- face it when you join the fashion industry, you’re going to be involved in animal slaughtering- it’s hard to avoid…..And she’s 19- if i am 15 and have a BRAIN to realise that leather is made of cow hides i am sure she can too!
    I don’t wear leather belts, shoes( i quit last year), or handbags(i hate fashion). Don’t you see that she’s doing it to grab attention and more fans???
    I’ve saved abandoned animals but i don’t go telling everyone about it just to make people like me!

    So one word to you miss “iloveanimals just to show off and for the publicity”—–HYPOCRITE

  • cassanova

    Hayden Rocks!!!

  • Toni davis

    Shes awesome for saving whales, but other than that shes a fucking douche for wearing leather all the time and promoting it..

    Also, she is the face of neutrogena a company who tests there products on animals….

    HYPOCRITE

  • Fallon

    I can understand a vegan or vegetarian keeping and wearing leather that they have from prior to going veg, but to endorse and promote a product that is literally made out of baby animals?!? Hypocritical.

    That being said, I didn’t always make the best decisions when I was 19 either…

  • Melissa

    I don’t understand why not. There are people who aren’t vegan and who still eat meat. Are we supposed to waste the rest of the cow? Think of it this way they are making the most of our resources by using the entire cow. This new age vegan bs is entirely hypocritical. The vegan lifestyle contributes to cellulite and obesity. When was the last time you saw a healthy looking vegan. Humans were designed to eat meat or we would not be able to digest it. We have been eating meat for thousands of years you are going the opposite of natural by going vegan. Grow a brain. Please explain to me your choice of becoming vegan.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1265892957 Mia

    I agree with alot of the different view points in this post.

    For one thing if your going to be an animal activist in the public eye you do fall under certain rules of being a role model. She shouldn’t of showed such disregard for leather products let alone baby animals. If it where baby dolphins being killed for food or skin she would be one of the first people to step up and protest. So to me condemning her and supporting her are two sides of the same coin.

    In the end its about personal choice. She made a personal choice to for go her beliefs and convictions for some money and notoriety. That’s her deal and her choice. We can also choose to see her in a bad or good light. Unless each one of us are perfect and ave never went against something we fought for we have no right to throw her to the wolves.

    I do eat meat but I’m also a huge animals activist. I’m aware that as a carnivore I fall into a group of animals that mame and cause pain in order to find subsistence. That’s how the animal kingdom works. Feeling guilty about it just shows you have compassion, but again its in our nature to eat meat. we have evolved physically to eat meat and draw from it the nutrients we need to be healthy. That’s why vegetarians have to take vitamins they don’t get form leafy fruity foods.

    All in all its a choice. you can stick to your convictions and fight for what you “believe” (key words are you believe) and feel as though your being true to yourself. or you can defect form what you once believed and judge everyone. Life is all about choices. Like “we are all children” said, shes only 19 lets give her a chance to find out if this is the path she truly wants to be on before we condemn her an awful person because she didn’t do what you wanted her to do. Shes her own person and has the right to her own free choice, even if it displeases the public. In the end she has to live with the consequences you don’t.

  • Yasmin

    so gandhari… why aren’t you vegan if you love animals so much. you obviously haven’t really looked into how animals are treated in the food industry if you really are only vegetarian. to be frank, by slating her and mentioning numerous times that your 15 and a vegetarian you look like someone just trying to get attention also. i think she’s smart to get her voice and opinions out there, especially since she’s so pretty, people will want to be like her- she’s done a lot of good and we all make mistakes, or have you never done that?? oh wait, and you hate fashion- so you have absolutely no clue of the temptations it brings making your attitude on the subject typical and your points invalid. and before you start trying to slag me off, i’m 17, became a veggie when i was 9 and became a vegan at 14, i also spent my summer last year relocating turtle eggs on conservation so why don’t you get out there and start actually DOING something too instead of just bitching at ppl who own you from the angle of an animal rights activist.

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