PETA responds to Audrina Patridge’s hamburger

Audrina Patridge gets a pass from PETA for modeling with a big fat juicy hamburger in her mouth a month or so after doing publicity work for the animal rights group.

“Audrina is brand new to the animal rights movement and she is not a vegetarian (and has never claimed to be),”  PETA spokeswoman Amy Cook wrote in an e-mail in response to my questions. “She has, however, brought much needed media attention to the problem of animal overpopulation by appearing in our ad urging people to adopt companion animals instead of buying them.”

Patridge, a character on MTV’s The Hills who’s slated to get her own reality show next season, created a bit of unintentional entertainment earlier this month by showing up on an ad for a new Carl Jr.’s terriyaki burger after appearing April 22 in an “Angel for Animals” publicity campaign to get people to choose pet adoption.

I know. I know. This isn’t exactly Read more

Audrina Patridge: If you can’t buy animals, eat ‘em

This is right up there with Paris Hilton wearing a “Vote or Die” t-shirt but forgetting to show up at the polls.

Audrina Patridge, who appears in the MTV reality show The Hills (and is soon to get her own reality show), recently became a PETA “Angel for Animals.” She posed with a star Chihuahua named Speedy Gonzalez for a poster and a short video. PETA said this:

During the photo shoot, Audrina told us, “I wanted to get involved with PETA because I’ve always been passionate about animals, and I think this is a great way to make people and all my fans aware of all the animals that need a home. And a lot of people go to pet stores and breeders to buy their animals, but you should adopt, so go to an animal shelter and rescue a dog.”

But it’s the tag line on the poster that’s particularly awkward right now. “Always adopt. Never buy,” it says.

Why awkward? Within a month, Patridge was posing for another shoot — except this time it was to promote for a new terriyaki burger Read more