The animal rights organization is asking its young devotees to send the celebrity twins snippets of their own hair as a birthday gift for them who're turning 22 on Friday, June 13.
- June 10, 2008
AceShowbiz -
Getting to turn 22 years old this coming Friday, June 13, the Olsen twins have become the target of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)'s offense yet again. The animal rights organization is asking its young devotees to send a snippet of their own hair to both Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen as a birthday gift.
Peta2, which arguably is considered as the world's largest youth animal rights organization, posts a "mission" on its website, peta2.com, urging young people to send the fur-wearing twins snippets of their own hair along with a note that reads, "Please, use my hair instead of the animals'. Happy Birthday." The young devotees could find further info about the "mission", including the address of the so-called Trollsen Twins and how to send a picture, on peta2.com.
The ambush, addressed to the celebrity twins, is justified because they have been warned about cruelty in the industry, PETA claimed. "Mary-Kate and Ashley are old enough now to know that fur doesn't grow on trees," so said Dan Shannon, PETA's assistant director of youth campaigns. "We hope that on their birthday, they will take a moment to think about the many animals who won't live to see another birthday thanks to the twins' abominable taste in clothes."
Ashley and Mary-Kate have long been targeted by PETA for flaunting fur. The twins have made the group's annual worst-dressed list and last year it even created a "Trollsen Twins" website.
