Read more fur stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3190/fur.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:27:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70948/fashion-people-heartless-stella-mccartney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of fashion’s most famous vegetarians, Stella McCartney talks—a little bit about her rise from “nervous” young designer to successful businesswoman, but mostly about the fashion industry’s lack of eco-consciousness—to the Guardian on the heels of her Paris show. “I think people in fashion are pretty heartless,” she...http://www.newser.com/story/70948/fashion-people-heartless-stella-mccartney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 10:59:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65195/fido-blankets-fur-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPet lovers can always keep their hounds close with blankets spun from Fido's shed fur, a quirky new product developed by a North Carolina entrepreneur, reports the Los Angeles Times. One golden retriever owner stashed her pet's sheddings for 11 years and now has a nice afghan to show for...http://www.newser.com/story/65195/fido-blankets-fur-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 3:19:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53236/lilo-settles-suit-over-missing-mink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLindsay Lohan has settled with a woman who claims the actress stole her mink coat from a club, the New York Post reports. It's unknown how much Lohan paid to get the lawsuit to go away. Masha Markova lost the $11,000 wrap last year at New York's 1OAK; photos...http://www.newser.com/story/53236/lilo-settles-suit-over-missing-mink.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 9:41:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49102/activists-hit-fur-hag-arethas-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJanuary has not been kind to the queen of soul. First Aretha Franklin was mocked for her ginormous inauguration hat, and now her Walk of Fame star has been vandalized, Perez Hilton reports. Anti-fur activists scrawled “Fur Hag” across her star in Hollywood after doing the same thing to the...http://www.newser.com/story/49102/activists-hit-fur-hag-arethas-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 10:36:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45922/tim-gunn-goes-to-bat-for-bunnies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProject Runway 's favorite nice guy Tim Gunn is joining the anti-fur PETA campaign with a personal video plea to designers amid shocking images of screaming skinned rabbits, reports the New York Post . PETA is focusing on designers using rabbit fur from China, where there are no animal protection laws....http://www.newser.com/story/45922/tim-gunn-goes-to-bat-for-bunnies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 21 Dec 2008 8:14:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42815/sam-growls-over-peta-flour-bomb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFur-wearing Lindsay Lohan was "flour bombed" by a PETA activist in Paris over the weekend, and lover Samantha Ronson is whining about it, reports E! Online. "My dog is far more civilized than that person," Ronson sniffs in her MySpace blog. The activist dumped a bag of flour over Lohan...http://www.newser.com/story/42815/sam-growls-over-peta-flour-bomb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Nov 2008 8:08:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40512/melamine-kills-1500-chinese-dogs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAbout 1,500 Chinese raccoon dogs, bred specially for their fur, have died after eating tainted food over the last two months, the AP reports, raising fears of rampant misuse of the chemical melamine. The discovery comes as melamine-tainted milk has sickened thousands of babies with kidney stones and been...http://www.newser.com/story/40512/melamine-kills-1500-chinese-dogs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 12:53:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34302/swimmer-takes-fur-protest-to-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmanda Beard became the first athlete to protest at the Olympic Games today, revealing a huge nude photo of herself outside the athlete’s village in Beijing. Eschewing Darfur or Tibet, the US swimmer blasted fur clothing in the ad for PETA. “The Olympics are a great forum for me to...http://www.newser.com/story/34302/swimmer-takes-fur-protest-to-beijing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 13:13:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29926/peta-targets-fur-wearing-olsen-twins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPETA is trying to make life hairy for the Olsen twins, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The animal rights group, noting that the sisters are still fond of fur, is urging activists to cut off their own locks and send them to the twins for their 22nd birthday today, "since...http://www.newser.com/story/29926/peta-targets-fur-wearing-olsen-twins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Jun 2008 10:30:04 CDT