The Washington Post's violent Style section uncovers the catragic case of Hoity, done in by the do-gooding of PETA interns repeatedly knocking on Netzer's door and telling her that keeping her cat outside was dangerous:

For six months, Netzer tried to keep Hoity inside, but he began clawing the furniture, "pooping all over things," and going, as far as Netzer could tell, completely insane. When she would put him out again, some or another intern would stop by again, implying, she says, that Hoity might be happier and safer in a shelter. Afraid that the PETA interns would take her cat, she eventually had him put to sleep.

A PETA spokesman says that the interns had seen the cat "have close calls" with cars in the neighborhood.

Purr-nicious!
[Pic via]

• Gwyneth Paltrow's cup runneth over during a security check in Barcelona. Translation: he tits were popping out like something awful. [The Sun]
  
  
• Sorry, world, but Megan Fox insists she'll never have a sex tape. Not one that you'll see, at least, which we find kind of surprising. [Us]
  
  
• An Italian reporter stripped down and begged George Clooney for a kiss. He was rebuffed. [E!]
  
  
• It will please you all to know that Jennifer Aniston still believes in love. Whether the elusive emotion still believes in her remains to be seen. [NYDN]
  
  
• Janet Jackson will offer a tribute to her late brother at MTV's VMA awards. Sources say she's not only looking to honor Michael's memory, but also to make the world forget her Superbowl nip slip. [MSNBC]
  
  
• You know how conservatives are always crying, "Think of the children?" Well that's exactly what CNN Airport network did when they banned a PeTA advert in which Pamela Anderson strips passengers of their cruel, animal haberdashery. Said the network to PeTA, "[we're] particularly sensitive because children make up part of the demographic in airports." [Page Six]
  
  
• Shawne Merriman's ex-girlfriend joined his side in the Tila Tequila domestic violence battle. The woman, Gloria Velez, insists Merriman never laid a hand on her. [TMZ]
  
  
• Chris Robinson, the Black Crowes singer best known for once marrying Kate Hudson, has impregnated another, far less famous woman. [Star]
  place? [Page Six]
  
  
• Kate Hudson's wearing a diamond ring, which has some people wondering if she'll marry A-Rod, but we think it will never happen, because, you know, it just won't. [Gatecrasher]
  
  
• Ali Wise, the Dolce and Gabbana flack accused of hacking into interior designer Nina Freudenberger's voicemail, has the strong support of her former boyfriend, hotelist Jason Pomeranc. He calls her a "great girl" and insists the alleged crime was nothing but "playful." Aren't ex-boyfriends the best?! [Page Six]
  
  
• Bet.com's former executive editor, Andreas Hale has loads to say about his former employers, and is currently taking on "the unprofessionalism, the tomfoolery, the favors, the misappropriation of resources, the bad ideas that reinforce negative stereotypes" that run rampant across the site's team. [Page Six]
  
  
• Kourtney Kardashian and her baby-daddy are getting along swimmingly and even finding time to dine with Kevin Federline. Can you believe we just wrote that without puking all over the place? [Page Six]
  
  
• Aww! Sexually ambigious singer Mika invited all of his Twitter friends to a bar to get trashed and then he paid the £25,000 tab. [The Sun]

Our tipster spotted her this morning with her pooch (apparently named Mr. Butler on 36th between Park and Lexington.

I was walking to work at 9:30ish this morning. She was dressed and all done up with hair and makeup—although I am sure it's how she always goes out—with a small white dog. It was milling around and being a dog and she walked past two people in front of me and her dog roamed in their direction and she started screaming and hitting her dog. The dog had barely moved in their direction and definitely was not bothering them.

I am seriously not a dog lover (as in I hate them and think they are unnecessary) and I was like UMMMMM....

Are MTV producers going to make her reenact the altercation for the camera?

Pic, taken in April, via Splash

"In fact, if Christ himself stood in my way, I, like Nietzsche, would not hesitate to squish him like a worm."

[El Mundo via Animal]

Usually the whole "I'd rather go naked" thing features some sexy celebrity. When it just shows the employees of a strip club you paid to rent for a couple hours then WHAT IS THE POINT, PETA? Riddle me that. Because guess what buddy, it's hard for any half-bright carnivore to sustain the illusion that Rick's Cabaret strippers are gonna sleep with him him if he goes vegetarian, unlike, say, Pamela Anderson, who might, you never know. On the other hand, $200 and all of these girls will presumably eat steak, while stripping.

Next: "Hardcore Interracial Lesbian Vegetable Fucking Vids Free!!! PETA."

[via Adfreak]

"Welcome AKC Members,'' read a banner hanging from the table — with AKC crossed out and KKK written above it. Two PETA protesters dressed as Ku Klux Klan members, while other volunteers handed out brochures that read: ``The KKK and the AKC: BFF?''

"Obviously it's an uncomfortable comparison,'' PETA spokesman Michael McGraw said.

But the AKC is trying to create a "master race,'' he added. ``It's a very apt comparison.''

Ok really now let's all be honest with each other, that is not a very apt comparison. Had PETA spokesman Michael McGraw not explained that, I would just be wondering the rest of the day, "What was that all about?" PETA, stick to normal things like vegetable porn and cannibal bus murders.

Legal Seafoods: Just like the Nazi Party.
Jennifer Lopez: Just like Pol Pot's persecution of intellectuals.
KFC: Just like the coverup of the Armenian genocide.
Bacon: Just like the persistent auto safety issues that Ralph Nader lobbied against so successfully, resulting in the passage of the 1966 National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

[via 1010 Wins]

This is their "Super Bowl ad" this year. It was rejected, of course, but you can watch it online here and elsewhere, because, let's face it, PETA has the PR game nailed, like a chicken to a board. The only question is whether it's sexier than this old French fruit sex ad. No it's not. [Copyranter at Animal NY]

His new ad for PETA only adds to the actor's tough/sensitive mystique (even if it may remind audiences that Rourke himself is no stranger to superfluous surgeries). However, what of Rourke's admission to GQ that though he didn't really follow politics enough to pay attention to Barack Obama's election, people need to start laying off President Bush?

"President Bush was in the wrong place at the wrong time, I don't know how anyone could have handled this situation," the actor said in an interview with GQ magazine.

"I don't give a —-- who's in office, Bush or whoever, there is no simple solution to this problem... I'm not one of those who blames Bush for everything. This —-- between Christians and Muslims goes back to the Crusades, doesn't it." He added: "It's too easy to blame everything on one guy. These are unpredictable, dangerous times, and I don't think that anyone really knows quite what to do."

The actor also told the magazine he was surprised at Britain's approach to fundamentalists and the freedom of speech in the UK.

"I was in London recently and I couldn't believe all these hate-talking fanatics you have over here who are allowed to carry on doing their thing even when a bus full of women and children gets blown to pieces."

Mickey, a bit of advice: a little contrarian conservatism will only add some spice to your quirky profile, but when Big Hollywood come along and asks whether they can append your byline to their latest boilerplate screed against gay Communist Muslim executives in Hollywood, just say no. You don't want to offend any!

• Mickey Rourke Gets in the Ring with PETA [E!]

• Mickey Rourke defends George W Bush over 9/11 [Telegraph]

See, saving fish presents a fundamental PR problem, because we all know that fish are slimy monsters of the deep. Or are they? According to PETA they are "Sea Kittens!" A for effort on the cutesy-pushing, but nah.

Like their surface-dwelling cousins, the land kittens, sea kittens enjoy being petted. Their lack of arms makes it difficult for them to pet back, but they often gently rub against each other as a sign of affection.

Just tell people to read Peter Singer and STFU why don't you?

You can post your favorite ape ads in the comments and reminisce.

[Via Adfreak; Pic via BW. And no I don't know the difference between a monkey and an ape, okay.]

The buxom blonde and PETA mouthpiece has sent an angry letter to [Giorgio] Armani's best buddy Blanchett over the designer's use of fur in his clothing collections.

In the letter sent this week, the animal advocate wrote that while the Aussie actress was at Armani's shows and the launch of his new boutique in Milan, she was nearby in Lake Garda hosting a PETA benefit, which raised $50,000 for an upcoming campaign urging people to shun Armani until he makes good on his public promise to stop using fur.

"Cate, as you are such a huge part of Armani's publicity machine, would you please urge him to keep his promise and leave fur out of his future collections?" Anderson wrote.

The animal rights group claims that Armani's winter collection, going into stores now, includes fox and rabbit fur in some pieces.

Armani issued a statement saying he'd be happy to stop using any sort of fur besides rabbit (perhaps he's aware of a sudden surplus?); however, Blanchett has so far stayed mum. Still, we'd advise Pam to watch her back, as Blanchett can always call upon her I'm Not There-honed powers of impersonation to get close enough to the Baywatch star for revenge. Pam, next time you find yourself falling for a tattooed, douchebaggy rock and roller, check to see that he truly has a VD-ridden package just to be certain it's not Blanchett in disguise.

[Photo Credit: AP]

• Pamela Anderson at war with Cate Blanchett [News.Com.Au]

From a PETA press release:

In the wake of the stabbing, beheading, and cannibalization of a man on a bus in front of horrified passengers, PETA is planning to run an ad in the Portage Daily Graphic that draws comparisons between cold-blooded murder and the torture of animals in slaughterhouses—making the point that slaughter should always be shocking.

PETA's ad, which refers to the "ignored cries" and "cut-off head" of a victim, is meant to spur people to think about the terror and pain experienced by animals who are raised and killed for food.

The newspaper said no, thanks to the ad. PETA: we're trying to like you here, so stop being assholes.

I’ve been in Australia filming Big Brother, in which my housemates and I are confined and sealed off from the outside world, much like the chickens who are crammed inside barns for KFC. Fortunately, I won’t be stomped to death, have my legs broken or be scalded to death in a tank of hot water – yet, as PETA’s undercover videos have revealed, the chickens raised for KFC’s restaurants in Australia often suffer these abuses.

Following negotiations with PETA, KFC Canada has agreed to make landmark animal welfare reforms, including phasing in the purchase of 100 per cent of its chicken from suppliers that use controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK), which is the least cruel method of slaughter. KFC Canada has also agreed to implement stricter audits of suppliers, and it will offer a vegan faux-chicken menu item at most of its restaurants. Please use your position as head of KFC in Australia to stop the worst abuses that these birds suffer by asking David Novak, CEO of Yum! Brands, to make the improvements already agreed to by KFC Canada.

[The Superficial, PETA]

Ingrid Newkirk, the president of PETA, writes:

"Given that millions of people... were killed, injured, and left homeless by the recent earthquake in China, everyone was shocked to hear you dismiss the devastating effects of this disaster.

"However, your cavalier attitude did not come as a surprise to us. We are used to the indifference that you flaunt and the callous remarks that you make about the suffering and death of the animals whose fur you wear so often.

"Scientific studies suggest that the prefrontal regions of the brains of people who lack empathy might be underdeveloped. Here's our offer: Would you allow PETA to pay for a scan of the prefrontal region of your brain to determine if comments and actions that seem to demonstrate a lack of empathy are the result of a physical defect?"

Maybe PETA is onto something here. After all, the actress did suffer a brain hemorrhage in 2001. Could that be what's causing her to do things like accuse P. Diddy of spending all his money on crack? Eh, probably not. She was pretty nuts before 2001 as well. Looks like PETA has their work cut out for them.

• SHARON STONE - PETA OFFERS STONE A BRAIN SCAN [Contact Music]