Message de Heather Mills McCartney

Dear Friends,

Thank you all for your support; many of you are as appalled as I am at the reality of dogs and cats being skinned alive for their pelts. It's so shocking to think we live in a world where people murder for fashion. Many of you have asked how you can help, so here goes:

First, sign our on-line petition if you haven't already done so; then write to every designer who uses fur saying you will not buy from them until they stop using it in their designs. Also write to models, socialites, fashion editors (they are very influential) buy UK Cosmopolitan magazine, as they are taking a very brave stance of being anti-fur. There are also lots of day-to-day choices you can make to save many other animals that are used for fur, not just dogs and cats - after all, those animals also feel pain and have very real emotions. Go up to anyone wearing any type of fur, whether it's a coat, trim, bobbles and so on, and tell them gently but informatively just what kind of trade they are contributing to. You'd be surprised how many people have absolutely no idea of their part in that chain.

It's been a really stressful year for us, watching hours of tapes of innocent animals being skinned alive for the fashion industry. The biggest shock was to see Alsatian puppies being skinned from the paws up; the cowards who do this can't even find an ounce of warmth or compassion in their hearts to kill the terrified babies first. Please, please avoid fur and boycott any celebrities who use fur and the products they endorse. Cindy Crawford famously supported PETA's 'I'd rather go naked than wear fur' campaign, but has now sold her soul to the fur trade, as have Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell. Write to companies like Omega watches and ask how they can have a hypocrite endorse their product to create sales? These are models who were fully informed of the cruelty involved when they joined in the campaign against fur to support PETA, but who then decided to take the money and rejoin the industry that murders animals. Do they really need that cash? Are they broke? Do they live in a shed? J Lo is one of the biggest celebrity buyers of fur for her own clothing line Sweetface: boycott her films, perfume and clothes as well as her music until she decides to give it up. If we all do this together as a team effort, we can wipe out the use of fur in fashion. There will, of course, always be the odd person who you cannot influence or inject any warmth into; these people will have to live with their consciences and will reap their rewards for their actions in this and future lives.
Good luck and go make a difference!

Love Heather Mills McCartney x