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"PETA has never been known for their subtle tactics when it comes to addressing animal rights offenders--they&amp;#x27;ve previously taken a page from the highly sophisticated Three Stooges with the pie-in-the-face routine for fur-wearing fashion editors--but the latest fight they&amp;#x27;ve started is kind of jaw-dropping, even by their standards... Rihanna recently hit the red carpet in London for the launch of her new fragrance, wearing a pair of bright aqua pants with a matching ostrich feather top, both by Antonio Berardi. The on-trend top totally ruffled PETA&amp;#x27;s feathers, and spokesperson Sandra Smiley responded, according to The Gloss, with a statement that made our jaws drop: &amp;amp;#8220;Rihanna is flaunting stolen property, in this case feathers possibly plucked right off their rightful owners&amp;amp;#8217; backs. She has shown little regard for foxes, cows and reptiles, now she&amp;amp;#8217;s adding birds to the list of species exploited for her dubious looks. Feathers are often ripped off chickens, geese, ostriches and emus in live plucking. This can result in gaping wounds that are sewn up with a needle and thread without anaesthetic [sic]. We keep hoping that Rihanna, a victim of violence herself, will learn to open her heart and start empathizing with the suffering of others. That includes the animals who are beaten, gassed, electrocuted and poisoned to be turned into fashion accessories.&amp;amp;#8221; Whoa, PETA. Voicing your opinion over one&amp;#x27;s choice of wardrobe is your constitutional right, but referencing the painful and very public domestic violence this woman has suffered is downright tasteless and unnecessarily cruel. Can you ladies believe the level PETA stooped to in order to insult Rihanna? Do you think their approach was as offensive as we do? Discuss. PLUS! - PETA claims they&amp;#x27;re planning to make George Clooney-flavored tofu AND... - Do animal rights issues affect your wardrobe decisions? More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;amp;#8217;s schedule Get the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion Check out our chic Tumblr! Read Glamour magazine on your iPad&amp;amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). And, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage Want even more STF? Follow us on Twitter! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;cindi_leive&amp;quot;], count: 3}); "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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