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The Artist Takes a Stand on Clothing Formerly Known As Sheep

 

Minneapolis -- As PETA schemes to make leather as unpopular as fur, one of the

animal rights group's most famous members is taking things a step further by

targeting wool. The liner notes to the new CD " Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic " find

The Artist (formerly known as Prince) counting sheep -as in the number of

animals who suffer to make wool clothing. The singer, a strict vegan, called

PETA headquarters for some facts and figures after deciding to pose for the CD

in faux wool.

 

" If this jacket were real wool, it would have taken 7 lambs whose lives would

have begun like this ... " The Artist writes, before launching into a detailed

description (complete with spelling fit for a Prince) of what sheep endure at

the hands of the wool industry:

 

" Within weeks of their birth, their ears would have been hole-punched, their

tails chopped off, and the males would have been castrated while fully

conscious. Xtremely high rates of mortality r considered normal: 20 2 40% of

lambs die b4 the age of 8 weeks; 8 million mature sheep die every year from

disease, xposure, or neglect. Many people believe shearing helps animals who

would otherwise b 2 hot. But, in order 2 avoid losing any wool, ranchers shear

sheep b4 they would naturally shed their winter coats, resulting in millions of

sheep deaths from xposure 2 the cold. "

 

The Artist closes with a simple sentiment, " Respect all of God's creatures, " and

a quote from Gandhi: " 2 my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than

that of a human being. " To illustrate the point, a photo of a lamb standing in a

field of flowers hides under the disc itself.

 

 

 

> Just found something interesting ... I have received the " Prince " disc to

> review .. and have noticed a little inscription on the inside cover ..

> it's a quote from Gandhi ...

>

> " To my mind, the life of lamb is no less precious than that of a human

> being. "

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