J.Lo Targeted At MTV Appearance

New York — Holding giant posters of Jennifer Lopez tagged as a "Monster-in-Fur"—a reference to the furry diva’s current film Monster-in-Law, PETA members will gather outside the studios of MTV’s hit countdown show TRL, as Lopez appears inside as a celebrity guest:


Date: Monday, May 2
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Place: 44th and Broadway, southwest corner


The protest comes on the heels of the debut of Lopez’s fur-laden "Sweetface" fashion collection, which has been panned by critics and animal advocates alike. Protesters will also distribute PETA’s new "behind the scenes" J. Lo DVD showing images of the fur-wearing singer interspersed with graphic undercover footage of animals skinned alive for their fur. Lopez continues to pimp for the fur industry despite the fact that PETA has contacted her no less than a dozen times, pleading with her to stop supporting the horrific abuse of animals killed for their fur.


Three million foxes, raccoons, rabbits, and other animals are raised for fur every year in China, where animals are not protected by a single law. The undercover footage shows fur farmers swinging raccoon dogs and foxes by their hind legs and smashing their heads into the ground—breaking the animals’ necks or backs but leaving them fully conscious, panting and blinking as they are skinned alive. Animals raised for fur in other countries, as well as those caught in steel-jaw traps in the wild, suffer similar agony before and during slaughter. And although the world looked on in horror as Canada resumed the clubbing of baby harp seals, the fact is that demand for fur—any fur—fuels the killing.


"To animals killed for their fur, Jennifer Lopez is the ‘monster,’" says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. "She may be able to get the images of bloody, skinned foxes still alive and breathing out of her head, but we doubt that her fans who watch this video will."

As part of PETA’s campaign to encourage the singer to stop wearing and promoting fur, Lopez’s public appearances, including one at Virgin Records in New York last month, have been by greeted dozens of protesters. PETA members will also be protesting Lopez outside the premiere of her new movie tonight in Westwood, Calif.