Animal Advocacy: Celebrities Lead the Way in 2024
As we wrap up the year, let’s celebrate the celebrities who have lent their voices and star power to support PETA India’s various campaigns. Here’s a look at their impactful contributions:
Adah Sharma‘s anti-leather campaign, with the messages “Leather Is a Rip-Off” and “Your Leather Jacket Was Someone,” aims to highlight the suffering of over 1.4 billion animals killed annually for leather.
Diana Penty‘s dog adoption campaign encourages adopting shelter dogs instead of buying animal companions, featuring Biscuit, a dog who was up for adoption. Biscuit found her forever home soon!
Jacqueline Fernandez starred in a PETA India campaign, urging fans to adopt cats and dogs from shelters instead of buying them. Posing with her rescued dog, Yolo, she spread the message, “Be an Angel for Animals: Adopt! Don’t Shop.”
- Stars Support the ‘JUMBO’ Mechanical Elephants Campaign
PETA India’s campaign to donate mechanical elephants to South Indian temples received commendable support from Shilpa Shetty, Adah Sharma, Samyukta Hornad, Priyamani, Aindrita Ray and Diganth Manchale, and Vedhika and child actor Sreepath Yan. These elephants will ensure safe, cruelty-free ceremonies, allowing real elephants to stay in their natural habitats.
A group of Bollywood stars, including John Abraham, Zeenat Aman, Sonakshi Sinha, Shilpa Shetty, Richa Chadha, and Raveena Tandon, signed an appeal to the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying. They urged the government to ban the use of elephants in performances, highlighting their status as a national heritage animal and endangered species.
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Rupali Ganguly, star of “Anupamaa,” joined PETA India in urging West Bengal’s Chief Minister to replace horse-drawn carriages in Kolkata with motorized e-carriages. Highlighting the suffering and deaths of horses, Ganguly calls for a humane transition to protect these animals.
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Ahead of Republic Day, Hollywood actor Alicia Silverstone partnered with PETA India to provide vegan meals to HIV-positive orphans, students, and children with learning disabilities. The children enjoyed delicious food and brownies while touring Animal Rahat’s sanctuaries and meeting rescued animals.
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PETA India appealed to Salman Khan to use his influence to stop the use of animals on “Bigg Boss” after public outcry over a donkey named Max. Following the appeal, Max has been freed from the Bigg Boss house.
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Rashmika Mandanna, the celebrated actor in South Indian and Hindi cinema, was honoured as PETA India’s Young Entrepreneur of 2024. As an investor and brand ambassador for Plum, PETA-certified cruelty-free and India’s first 100% vegan beauty brand, she promotes cruelty-free, high-quality products ranging from fragrances to skincare.
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Throughout the year, celebrities have joined forces with PETA India to champion various animal welfare causes. As we look forward to the new year, let’s continue to support these initiatives and work towards a compassionate world for all animals.
