Michelle Obama's spokesperson, referring the first lady's spearing int he PETA ad, said "we did not consent to this," reports Brett Dykes in today's Yahoo News Blog. In statement, released by PETA, the organization suggests to look at the positive side of the ad as they knew the first lady promote such campaigns.
A new campaign by the animal rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has raised a stir by using an unauthorized picture of Michelle Obama on its anti fur ad. Other celebrities like Eva Mendes, Alicia Silverstone and Pamela Anderson are supporting the PETA's initiative.
A new ad, entitled "Fur-Free and Fabulous!" was released today by PETA and it shows the U.S. first lady next to Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks and Carrie Underwood. However, the White House was unaware that the photograph of Obama would be well used.
"We did not consent to this," said Semonti Stephens, spokeswoman for first lady on the image, and also said she does not usually use animal skins. Andre DeSimone, president of PETA, said Michelle Obama's image was used to indicate no use fur, which seems great for the organization.
We called PETA this morning asking why they chose to use Michelle Obama's image without her consent. The media relations representative at the organization chose not to answer to our questions and instead agreed to send us a statement that the organization just released for the media.
In response to the White House comment that PETA did not have permission to use first lady Michelle Obama's image, PETA's official statement is:
"We haven't asked the White House to fund or promote the campaign, as they can’t do such things, but the fact is that Michelle Obama has issued a statement indicating that she doesn't wear fur, and the world should know that in PETA's eyes, that makes her pretty fabulous," Jaime Zalac wrote to HULIQ.
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