December 6th 2007
Eva Mendez Strips For PETA’s Winter Anti-Fur Campaign
Filed under: animals, campaigns — michael @ 1:48 pm
The beautiful actress Eva Mendez, star of Training Day, Hitch, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Ghost Rider and We Own The Night, has become the body of PETA’s winter anti-fur campaign. We are some highlights from their interview with her:
How did you come to get involved with helping animals? Did you have any animal companions growing up?
I love animals, but I hadn’t had a pet since I was a kid. I recently got a dog and he’s not only made me a happier girl—he’s made me much more sympathetic to animal rights. I look at my beautiful dog and think, “Of course I’d never eat him or skin him for his fur, so why would I be okay with eating a cow or wearing a cheetah?” It’s just not right. It’s a contradiction.
As a fashion icon in Hollywood, do you find that people put pressure on you to wear fur on the red carpet? If so, how do you handle that?
A lot of the high-end designers are unfortunately still big on fur, but I simply let them know that I won’t wear it on the red carpet or for photo shoots. People are pretty respectful and don’t try to pressure me to wear fur (smart for them … haha).
For the rest of the interview, jump over to The PETA Files blog site!
