18 Times PETA Has Stuck It to Celebrities

There are two things PETA loves:

1. Animals.


2. Attention.

And there is one thing PETA hates: celebrities who disrespect animals.

Below, we"ve collected all the times this organization has garnered attention by calling out various stars for various reasons over the years. Did each of them deserve it?

Click on the headlines to reach each story in detail and decide for yourself…

1. Justin Bieber: Criticized By PETA For Controversial Photo

Justin Bieber poses here with a chained tiger for an Instagram photo. Not surprisingly, the folks at PETA were not pleased with this picture.

2. Miranda Lambert Wears Fur Coat, Get Roasted by PETA

Miranda Lambert is under fire for receiving a fur coat as a Christmas present. See the photo of her wearing it here.

3. PETA Slams President Obama for Running Wild Appearance

PETA wasn’t wild about President Obama appearing on the adventure series Running Wild with Bear Grylls.

4. PETA on Dr. Walter Palmer: HANG HIM!

PETA is not a fan of Dr. Walter Palmer. The organization believes the man who killed Cecil the Lion ought to be hanged.

5. Kylie Jenner: Slammed by PETA for Painting Dog’s Toenails

Kylie Jenner is in trouble with PETA. The organization is unhappy that the reality star has been painting her dog’s nails.

6. Kendall Jones: Slammed by PETA, Defended by Dad

Kendall Jones went viral for being a good looking woman and for bragging about how she kills many wild animals. Want to guess how PETA feels about her?

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Justin Bieber: Criticized By PETA For Controversial Photo

They say a picture’s worth a thousand words.

We don’t know if that’s true, but this photo of Justin Bieber chillin’ with a tiger is worth at least one WTF?! and two clear observations:

1.  Justin finally cut his dreadlocks, so the world can now get back to making fun of everything else about him.


2. That tiger doesn’t look too thrilled to be there.

Not surprisingly, PETA is focusing on the latter aspect of the pic, which was posted to Bieber’s Instagram page over the weekend.

Apparently, the tiger was one of the attractions at an engagement party for Bieber’s father, because if there are no jungle beasts, how will people know you’re serious about getting hitched?

Anyway, as you probably know, PETA is not big on wildlife being held captive for the amusement of rich D-bags, and they’ve taken to social media to express their thoughts on the Bieber Boys’ fondness for using endangered species as status symbols:

“Justin Bieber is lucky not to have had his throat torn out by this stressed captive tiger,” wrote PETA representative Lisa Lange in a statement posted online today.

“We know he (Bieber) is drawn to animals, but this is the very worst way to recognize this interest because exotic animals are usually torn away from their mothers prematurely, beaten into submission by trainers, are often doped up to be docile, and are deprived of everything that’s natural and important to them.”

Apparently the situation is particularly egregious as it’s believed that the tiger is owned by Michael Hackenbeger, a trainer for Hollywood movies, who is currently under investigation for animal cruelty.

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“The tiger who appeared at the Bieber party is identical to Robbie, a Bowmanville Zoo tiger we know is used for encounters with the public and was used in The Interview,” reps claim, adding that Robbie is thought to be one of the animals Hackenberger abused.

The organization says it also sent a letter to Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, encouraging the pop idol to set a better example for his fans:

“To people with huge influence like Justin Bieber, our message is simple: tigers are wild animals, not entertainers,” PETA says.

“People posing with wildlife don’t realize that a ‘once in a lifetime’ photo for them means a lifetime of misery for the animal,” the group said in a statement.”

Sadly, this is not the first time Justin’s treatment of animals has been criticized.

In 2013 Bieber adopted a pet monkey, which he was forced to turn over to German authorities when he attempted to take it on tour.

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Courtney Stodden Stars As Sexy Dying Mouse For Obscure PETA Protest

I am all for animal rights, but when it gets to a point where I don"t understand what exactly we"re fighting for, then it"s time to go back to the drawing board.

This is more or less what happened on April 14th in Los Angeles, where Courtney Stodden dressed up as a "dying" sexy mouse, complete with a wig, a white leotard with a tail, and thigh high stockings.

Oh, and white stripper heels.

Stodden posed for a few photos before taking her place in front of a PetSmart, where she lay splattered in blood as protestors surrounded her with signs reading "Animals Frozen Alive at PetSmart Suppliers."

Stodden took to her own Instagram to publicize the cause.

"Hopefully this protest against #petsmart will get them to "SMARTen" up," the Mother/Daughter experiment star wrote.

"The suppliers that they get their animals from abuse, neglect & torture these innocent lives… yet Petsmart continues to ignore the cruel truth. It"s time for a change. Don"t buy while animals die! @peta #animalrights."

PETA sent out their own press release to explain the protest.

"Courtney Stodden is dying for PetSmart to stop selling animals. So she dressed as a sweet mouse, went to a PetSmart store in Los Angeles, and "died" on the sidewalk," the statement read.

The reality star "wanted to get involved after a 15-week PETA investigation revealed that a PetSmart supplier was gassing animals in plastic bags and setting them aside "to die and waste away," as one of the supplier’s supervisors put it.

"Another recent PETA exposé of a supplier revealed that small animals were warehoused in plastic bins and rodents were crammed into plastic bags and frozen alive."

The organization, which once threw flour on Kim Kardashian during a red carpet appearance, published a quote from Stodden.

“It’s heartbreaking to think that countless mice, rats, bunnies, and lizards are dying in filthy bins for PetSmart’s stores,” said Courtney. “My friends at PETA and I urge everyone to refuse to shop anywhere that sells live animals!”

If I want to learn how to prevent animal cruelty, I"ll turn to the ASPCA.

If I want to be entertained and forget exactly what I"m fighting for, I"ll watch a PETA campaign.

Dancing With The Stars Drama: Everyone Hates Peta Murgatroyd and Nyle DiMarco

There’s nothing like being punished for your talents.

This season, partners Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd are the least popular cast members on the set, primarily because of their high scores.

Next week, the celebs will switch partners, which is kind of freaking the America’s Next Top Model winner out.

“The other guys on set used to just shun Nyle, but it has gotten to the point where they are just flat-out rude now!” a source told Radar Online.

“No one even tries to engage with him anymore. Granted, he is deaf, but they used to all at least just say ‘hello’ or tell him that he was doing a great job. There is no longer any of that going on.”

Muratroyd is even butting heads with Val Chmerkovskiy, her fiance’s younger brother, “because he told Maksim that Peta was getting too emotionally attached to Nyle,” the source added.

“There is so much drama right now because Peta is constantly fighting with her castmates because it seems like they are all out to get Nyle.”

So, everyone’s acting like a child/celebrity.

“Nyle’s competitors are trying to shut him down,” the source explained

“He is the strongest competitor right now and because of that he is getting a lot of heat from the other dancers.

“Peta is being fiercely protective over Nyle because she has to be.  She has a lot invested in this and in him. Everyone is trying to start sh*t with the both of them and it is just making Nyle work harder. He is in it to win it.”

Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd – DWTS Premiere

PETA Warns: Eating Chicken Will Shrink Your Son"s Penis!

Give PETA credit for one thing:

It isn"t making any attempts at this point to be subtle.

After having random D-List celebrities pose naked on behalf of its pro-animal campaigns over the years, the organization has now gone full on X-Rated.

And it appears to be proud of it.

First, there was the ad that said Vegans last longer in bed than meat-eaters.

But that commercial was practically tame compared to the one featured below.

It says, very simply, that eating chicken will make your baby"s penis small.

How come? Because a substance known as "phthalates" is sometimes found in chicken feed and studies show that it can have this effect on an unborn child"s male genitalia.

PETA fails to mention, however, that phthalates can also be found in water and in air.

So unless pregnant women refrain from drinking and breathing and eating chicken, their baby"s penis size could be in danger no matter what.

“Our new ad is simply trying to help people who are concerned about the development of their unborn child,” says Ben Williamson, PETA’s Senior International Media Director.

“It’s a humorous video with a serious message."

We guess.

But if you"re a mother-to-be and you are seriously considered about the size of your future son"s penis… well… that"s really weird.

This PETA Commercial Takes Aim at Ineffective Man Meat

Remember the innocent old days when PETA would simply ask celebrities to strip down in the name of animal preservation?

That advertisement strategy apparently was not controversial enough for the organization.

It has now raised the racy bar a level that might even make Kim Kardashian uncomfortable, releasing a commercial that PETA supposedly tried to get included in this year"s Super Bowl lineup for the February 7 telecast.

But we somehow doubt it expected it to actually get past CBS censors.

The NSFW (like, really NSFW) footage features two couples having sex.

In the spot, we see two acts of coitus in side-by-side windows, though we don"t get a chance to see much of the first act because it ends very quickly… if you know what we mean.

The second act, however, goes on and on and on and on, the passion and ecstasy growing stronger by the second.

It turns out that the people featured in the first video eat meat. But the couple in the second video are vegans – the man especially it is implied – and that is why their love making lasts so much longer.

"Vegans last longer. See the side by side proof here," the caption of the video reads, before explaining in even more detail:

"Sleeping with someone who eats meat? There may be more than one disappointment in store.

"Eating the saturated fat and cholesterol in meat can increase the risk of developing heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, and these can be dangerous to your love life. Why?

"Because they"re all common causes of erectile dysfunction. Plant-based foods keep blood flowing to all the body"s organs. The key to a hot love life and to lasting longer in the bedroom is to start with delicious vegan meals in the kitchen."

Got that, fellas?

In order to slip your woman your man meat for as long as possible, you must refrain from eating all other kinds of meat. It"s confusing, we know…

Miranda Lambert Wears Fur Coat, Get Roasted by PETA

As if Miranda Lambert is not suffering enough these days as a result of Blake Shelton dating Gwen Stefani, the singer is now in trouble for simply showing off a Christmas present she received last week.

That’s because the present in question is a fur coat.

The 32-year-old country crooner shared a photo on her Instagram account on Saturday, one that depicts herself all bundled up in one of two warm family heirlooms she received as presents from her grandmother.

“‘I’m so fancy… You already know,"” Lambert wrote as a caption to the image, quoting Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX’s smash 2014 song and adding:

“My Nonny gave me two of her fur coats! I definitely know where I got my love for DIAMONDS, FUR and WHISKEY!”

Lambert also included the hashtags “#familytradition #grandmastreasures #besthandmedownever #wandathewanderer #bringitwinter,” along with a picture of said grandmother.

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But PETA didn’t care much for his Lambert family tradition.

Wrote Senior Vice President Lisa Lange in a scathing statement to E! News:

“We had higher hopes. Since Miranda rescues dogs, we always thought she could see that whether fur comes from a mink, a fox, or a dog or a cat in China, the source is always a gentle animal who did not want to die.”

It is true that Lambert is a well-known animal lover.

She recently celebrated her 32nd birthday by riding around on a horse dressed up like a unicorn.

Heck, she and her mother are co-founders of the MuttNation Foundation, which aims to “end animal cruelty, neglect and homelessness,” supporting shelters and promoting pet adoption events and spay and neuter campaigns.

But it’s also true that Lambert has shared photos and video in the past of her hunting with ex-husband Blake Shelton.

So perhaps Miranda is a fan of some types of animals, but not all types of animals.

She’s a complicated woman and, unlike PETA, we’re going to choose not to kick her when she’s already down.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Peta Murgatroyd: Engaged!

Dancing With the Stars pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd began dating back in 2012, but just like the competition for the mirrored ball trophy, their relationship has been far from easy.

The couple split several times amidst infidelity rumors, always telling the press that their work schedules were too hectic to allow them time for a relationship.

(We feel like training and filming just a few feet away from each other would make it easy to put in long days at work and still spend time together, but we digress.)

Anyway, after many ups and downs, Maksim and Peta got back together in May of this year, and over the weekend, Maks asked Peta to be his dancing partner for the rest of their lives.

This is not a couple that"s ever shied away from the spotlight, so it"s fitting that Maks proposed during a performance at the Olympia Theater in Miami.

You can watch the big moment in the video below.

"I"m in love with you, and I will be in love with you for the rest of my life," Maks told Peta before getting down on one knee – much to the delight of the massive crowd on hand.

The couple hasn"t discussed any specifics, such as when they plan to tie the knot, but if they decide to have kids, you know they"ll with some serious rhythm.

Congrats to Maks and Peta!