Kate Middleton Latest Rumors and News: PETA Questions Duchess' Possom Fur Gloves
Kate Middleton is being slammed by animal rights group, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for reportedly wearing fur gloves on her most recent ski trip with Prince William and their children.
Many were eyeing Middleton's outfit when photos were released of the family's ski trip in the French Alps. The princess had on a white E+O ski jacket with a fur hood along with Sorel Women's Caribou boots. However, many raised questions when they saw she might be possibly wearing Alexski's women's ski mittens, which contain a lining of possum fur, according to the brand's website.
Many are surprised by this as the family is known to promote the importance of wildlife conservation. In April 2014, the duchess along with Prince William traveled to New York City to promote for United For Wildlife and advocate against worldwide wildlife poaching.
The organization stated that if Middleton was wearing real fur, they'll be contacting her and informing her of the conditions possums face when being killed for their fur.
PETA UK director, Mimi Bekhechi, told Gossip Cop, "If the gloves are indeed made of real fur, we'll be contacting Kate, who we imagine is unaware that opossums killed for their fur are often caught in bone-crushing steel-jaw traps. Animals who are not killed outright by these devices can endure horrific injuries and languish for days before eventually dying of hunger, thirst or blood loss."
Bekhechi continues, "Some trapped animals, especially mothers desperate to return to their young, chew through their limbs in a frantic attempt to escape. Since so many humane, warm and fashionable fabrics are readily available, there's no need to wear fur - opossum or otherwise."
Representatives of Kate or the Royal Family have yet to make comments on this issue.
