i haven't bought leather or eaten meat since 1994. my pets were not bought at pet shops, and in fact one of our cats and my son's cat were feral infants i saved at birth after their mothers abandoned them. i don't support puppy or kitten farms. i don't buy products that animal test, and i have plenty of friends in peta who do all of what i just said.

btw, i believe that peta does not object to having pets that are rescued animals - i definitely could be wrong. as i recall, it's the capturing animals from their native environments to be pets that they had strong objections to. and considering that some animals were nearly made extinct because of being popular pets, is that a bad thing? there are plenty of animals who are homeless and here who could use homes.

personally i can't see any reason to live in a hovel just because you of certain beliefs. if you can live with those beliefs and make money, i say more power to you.

btw, many (i think most, but again, i could be wrong) celebs who do peta ads aren't members of peta. they basically like animals and are letting their names get the word out, but that's all. it's nice of them, but in many cases their lifestyles aren't really representative of peta members and they aren't peta members.