We saw this one coming.
The PETA Police are on patrol and this time, they’re looking to snag the woman who is normally morally untouchable, Beyonce.
Earlier in the week, we reported that Beyonce teamed up with PMK Customs, a custom sneaker company, and gave them the task of creating a pair of custom Isabel Marant shoes to her liking.
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According to Fashion Bomb Daily, the folks over at PMK were, “Summoned by King Bee and given the task to create a custom design worthy of her approval.”
They did as they were told, and created a visually pleasing custom King Bey version of the Isabel Marant wedge sneaker, but the only PETA problem was that the shoe was crafted from stingray, ostrich, anaconda skins, calf hair, and crocodile.
Yikes.
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PETA stepped in and released a kind statement asking Beyonce to reconsider her shoe game. The statement reads:
“These custom-made kicks come with a high price—and it’s paid by the various animals who were beaten and skinned alive or cruelly farmed and killed. Although most people aren’t as familiar with the types of animals (snakes, stingrays, crocodiles, and ostriches) killed for this single pair of sneakers as they are with the cats and dogs we share our homes with, these animals are highly sensitive living beings who try hard to avoid capture and suffer enormously when trapped, netted, speared, and skinned alive.”
“We hope that Beyoncé will choose to wear more clothes from her own clothing line—which features faux fur—and that one day, she’ll go completely cruelty-free. She can always choose the cruelty-free and ‘green’ fashion favored by compassionate, chic celebrities such as Natalie Portman and Anne Hathaway and designers such as award-winning fashion queen Stella McCartney.”
Well, that was nice considering PETA’s normal wrath. The organization also slammed Beyonce for her choice of outfits for the Super Bowl halftime show.
