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From supermodels to movie stars, when it comes to going bizarre for a cause, everyone's game. PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) sensational anti-fur campaign is one cause that has celebrities baring all. Here's a look at a few celebrities who dared to bare for a cause...
Top Malaysian model, Amber Chia poses naked, with painted tiger stripes on her body for a new PETA ad to promote the animal rights group.
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Playboy model Joanna Krupa has once again bared all, this time for PETA Christmas pet store campaign. The Polish beauty will strip in an effort to make animal lovers think twice before buying a puppy from a pet store. She will appear as a winged angel, covered by a carefully-placed crucifix. (AFP) |
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Sophie Monk posed for a PETA ad that promoted people to spice up life by going vegetarian. (AFP/Robert Sebree) |
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Jiah Khan has joined other Bollywood celebs in furthering PETA's cause. She has appeared in a feathered avatar in an ad against glass-coated 'manja'. The ad shows Jiah Khan entangled in 'manja' with wounds all over her body. |
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Shilpa Shetty stripped down to her stripes and crouched in a small cage for a PETA ad to illustrate the misery of animals used in circuses. |
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Crouched and cowering in a barren and concrete cell Ameesha Patel appeared in a PETA ad that focuses attention on the sad plight of animals in zoos. |
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Aditi Govitrikar posed in a costume made entirely from vegetables for a PETA ad urging animal-loving and health-conscious people alike to kick the meat eating habit. |
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Model-turned-actor John Abraham appeared bared-bodied in an ad for PETA urging freedom for caged birds. |
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VJ and Miss India Earth 2001 Shamita Singha stripped down and posed on a pile of chillies for a PETA ad encouraging everyone to go vegetarian. |
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Imogen Bailey poses nude in protest against cruel treatment of Thai elephants kept in captivity. The pic appeared in many magazines and newspapers around the world as well as on the billboards in several countries. (REUTERS/Will Burgess) |
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One of the poster of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) showed Hollywood star Pamela Anderson supporting the cause of vegetarianism. (PTI) |
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Baywatch babe Bonnie-Jill Laflin chose not to cover herself when she posed for PETA’s new provocative anti-rodeo ad that declares, ‘Nobody Likes an Eight-Second Ride-Buck the Rodeo.’ (Reuters/Jeff Mitchell) |
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The ‘Babuji’ girl turns into an elusive mermaid for PETA campaign. Submerged in crystal-clear water, Yana Gupta urges people to leave the fish in the sea and go vegetarian. The tagline read ‘Try to Relate to Who Is on Your Plate, Fish Are Friends, Not Food’. (Reuters/Arko Datta) |
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Australian model Imogen Bailey poses naked in shackles whilst holding a banner for PETA. The advertising campaign aimed at drawing attention to the abuse of elephants in Thailand. (Reuters/David Gray) |
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Bollywood star Mahima Chaudhary posed as an angel during a PETA campaign. The lovely actress with a glittering aura and pure white wings made without feathers, walked the clouds with a flower basket. The tagline read ‘Be an Angel... Go Vegetarian’. (Reuters/Roy Madhur) |
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In her second appearance in PETA campaigns, Imogen Bailey posed naked in shackles with whip marks across her back in protest against the trend of using rabbit fur on fashion accessories. (Reuters Photo) |
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Bollywood sex siren Isha Koppikar, symbolically dressed as a black panther, featured in a campaign to protest the ill-treatment of animals in dilapidated Indian zoos. (Reuters/Arko Datta) |
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Pamela Anderson is one of the most active celebrity members working for PETA. The actress says that she is more than happy to bare her skin if it will help save animals' skins. However, the advertisement is censored in China, which is a big player in fur imports. (Reuters/David Moir) |
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Artiste Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, poses for photographers during a shoot for a campaign by PETA. The advertisement is aimed to highlight the poor conditions of zoos in India. (Reuters/Arko Datta) |
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Sexily clad in a bikini made of only lettuce leaves, model and actress Alicia Mayer posed for PETA to urge people to embrace a healthy, humane and meatless diet. (Reuters/Darren Whiteside) |
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Australian Penthouse Pet of the Year Kobe Kaige poses naked for a PETA photo shoot in Melbourne May 15, 2008. (Reuters/Mick Tsikas)
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Dressed like a bird, Malaika Arora Khan posed for PETA to highlight the suffering of animals used in circus. (Photo/Deepak Salvi) |
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When well-known item girl Rakhi Sawant learned how animal ‘performers’ are bullied and beaten, she pounced on the chance to pose for PETA's India anti-circus ad. In the provocative ad, Rakhi, who was transformed into a tiger by body-paint experts, crouches in a small cage holding a sign reading, 'Circus: No Fun for Animals'. (Photo/Raju Shinde) (BCCL) |
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In this ad Celina Jaitley posed for animals who suffer in zoos and circus. The pretty lass chose to do the campaign because she is an animal lover and is actively involved with organizations that collect funds for animal welfare. (Photo/Nilesh Wairkar) (BCCL) |