Posted on 12/18/2005 1:52:28 PM PST by CedarDave
SANTA FE— Naked "leopard ladies" are coming to Santa Fe on Monday. Advocates from the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals— wearing leopard-spotted body paint, leopard ears and tails but otherwise in the buff— will be urging holiday shoppers on the Plaza not to buy fur, leather or wool as presents. Brandi Balladolid, a spokeswoman for the group, said nudity has proved to be a sure way to draw attention to PETA's causes. Balladolid said she had been arrested in the past for participating in nude "leopard ladies" protests. But, she said, "an hour in jail, or even a night in jail, I can tell you, is nothing compared to the misery these animals endure." The leopard ladies— including one who won PETA's "Sexiest Vegetarian Alive" contest— are definite attention getters, Balladolid said. A video of the "naked campaign" is also available online.
Santa Fe Police said Friday they probably would have officers on the scene. "If it turns out that they are down there running around naked, that would be something that would be an arrestable offense," said Santa Fe Police Deputy Chief Eric Johnson.
With 850,000 members worldwide and an annual budget of $25 million, PETA is the largest animal-rights group in the world. It routinely conducts studies on animal abuse— especially when it comes to making clothing or other products from animal fur or skin.
"We do usually get quite a bit of attention. People come over and want to know why we would be out the freezing cold, naked, in winter, and we have an opportunity to tell them how animals are treated."
The leopard ladies will be on the Plaza at the corner of Palace and Lincoln at noon, PETA said.
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Sorry, I don't have a link to PETA's naked leopard ladies site!
PING!!
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals :)
YUM!!
They have a problem with wool, too?
PETA: People Embarrassing the Tidewater Area.
Pics? I'm almost afraid to ask.
I love animals--I love leopards--I want enlargements of any and all pictures taken at the 'outing'----Merry Christmas to all
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Monday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Full forecast here:
That babe could knock a buzzard off a sh!t-wagon.
Jag!
LOL
Perky factor: guaranteed.
I've got a picture from the event lying around here somewhere...
Ah. Here it is.
You'll poke your eye out, kid!
Good thing I won't be there. I'd likely point and yell, "Hey look! There's Jabba the Slut!"
I wonder if any of them will be under 50 or weigh less than 200 lbs.
No, usually these girls are model material. Heck, some probably model for girly magazines.
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