PETA threaten to douse Victoria Beckham in lizard blood
Victoria Beckham. Photo: Getty Images
Tuesday Oct 19 2010
PETA has reportedly threatened to douse Victoria Beckham in lizard blood as they are so incensed by her new handbag line.The singer-turned-fashion-designer unveiled her new collection of carry cases at New York Fashion Week last month. The accessories are made from crocodile, lizard and calf leather, which has infuriated the animal rights organisation.
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is renowned for staging protests about the use of animal hides in fashion, and has publicly criticised a number of celebrities, including UK Vogue editor Anna Wintour, for wearing fur. The organisation has apparently been writing to Victoria to express their upset at her line, and is now planning a daring stunt when she next visits the UK.
“PETA have been on Victoria's back for weeks, sending email after email, and even publicly Tweeting her, posting things like, 'Skins are never posh, Posh.’ But it's not as if Victoria is going to the Everglades and strangling the crocs with her bare hands,” a source told British newspaper The Daily Mirror.
“PETA know she is high profile and that whatever stunt they pull will garner mass publicity. One of the ideas being mooted is that Victoria gets covered in a bucket of animal blood - cow or lizard - at her next UK public appearance. Another rather sick suggestion was to pelt crocodile feet at her when she goes to an editors' lunch in London next month.”
The animal welfare group plan to use fake blood and feet to make their point.
Victoria is said to be taking the threats seriously, so has upped the amount of security which accompanies her.
“Everyone is entitled to personal opinion and choice, but as with all Victoria Beckham products, the handbags are made to the highest quality and design. These skins sit strictly within the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) regulations, and are monitored at every step of production. The skins are farmed in America under very tight guidelines,” Victoria’s spokesperson said.
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