Fur-Loving Beyoncé Frightens Zoo Residents

Beyoncé Knowles took some time off after finally wrapping her upcoming movie "Dreamgirls" and spent an afternoon with her entourage at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney yesterday.

The singer-actress-designer -- and sometimes-target of animal rights organization PETA -- spent the day visiting all the fuzzy and furry creatures residing at the Zoo, presumably not searching for inspiration for her next clothing line.

The former Destiny's Child diva took all sorts of heat for the use of animal fur in her fashion line House of Dereon after she was ambushed by an angry PETA member at a charity dinner earlier this year, as TMZ first reported.



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31. Okay. First of all, who the heck wants to be a faux Paris. That whore. And secondly, most of you are just jealous because you can't afford a fur coat or Beyonce's clothing line. When you have to put someone else down, you just make yourself sound envious and petty. You people need to check yourselves. You go crazy defending animals, but in the same paragraph you talk about human beings like dogs. Where is the logic in that? And someone mentioned God. How about you read the other 99.9% of the Bible and follow his most basic rules. I'm sure that when Christ reveals himself again, he is going to be more concerned with the words of your heart that you spoke regarding your neighbor than he will be with animal activism or whatever you wish to call it.

Posted at 7:29PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Jacqueline

32. Jacqueline, you have to be the most retarded person on Earth. My e-mail is hollyhealy photo@AOL.com. Bring it on you stupid piece of crap. GOD intended for nature to take care of itself in the way it had to, They did not have torture warehouses and gestation crates in the days of Jesus. For the love of God ....why did he put people on earth as ignorant as you??? And why can't we scalp and scald and de-beak you alive????

Posted at 8:54PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Holly

33. #25 like you could afford a full length fur coat. You sound like an uneducated idiot who hides behind a foolish name. Hope some grizzly makes a meal out of you some day.

Posted at 9:13PM on Oct 25th 2006 by jennifer

34. I like Beyonce. She's beautiful and intelligent. You don't like meat. You don't like fur. You probably don't like music and probably hate yourself. God gave us meat.
Stop being a cryin'babe!!!

Posted at 9:19PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Darla

35. Hey " Darla " read poster #32. The shoe fits for you too. Your ignorant comments are laughable.

Posted at 9:30PM on Oct 25th 2006 by jennifer

36. Whoa Holly, you need to calm the hell down. What are you even talking about? I did not attempt to explain to anyone the treatment of animals 2,000 years ago. Thats your interest, not mine. I mentioned God because people like you were mentioning God as you went on your little tirade about animals and their "rights." I will repeat that God speaks much more about the way that we should treat our fellow human beings than he does about the way that we should treat animals. And retarded, please, I'm certain that my IQ is much higher than yours. And I will personally scalp and scald your ass and 100 dogs in your face. You stupid, ignorant piece of shit. And as far as sending me your email address, you better make damn sure that your ass is ready for the comeback. Who the hell do you think you are? I will meet you wherever you live, so you better be able to back that shit up!!! Wait for my email, bitch!!!

Posted at 9:57PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Jacqueline

37. Yes, fur keeps you warm and fuzzy and keeps you warm in the cold, and yes meat tastes awesome, but Beyonce has no right to wear fur. She's in the Aussie. Its not cold there. Is it?. Hmmm. Any way Jesus may love you Beyonce but everyone else thinks you're a tramp. What is "Dreamgirls" about ur life on the street before you stoped eating. Eat something. Damn

Posted at 10:07PM on Oct 25th 2006 by blah anas

38. It's safe to say that all of these anti-fur haters here are just as ignorant as the idiots who wear fur. Why can't you make a freakin comment without threatning someone's life or suggesting that they are sub human. I think your a bunch of self hating know it alls who feel powerful hiding behind the anonymity of the net. You wouldn't have the balls to speak so much smack if you were looking at that person eye to eye. We don't have to talk about peace & love, but you can actually word your insults intelligently without sounding like a bunch of sour p*icks.

Posted at 10:30PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Jen

39. This is my real name. I'm an attorney and could afford 20 fur coats if I chose to buy them. (I mention this only because if anyone comments negatively about a celebrity we must be "jealous" because we can't afford the same material possessions) I just happen to love animals and no, I do not eat dairy, nor do I wear leather. I'm of the opinion that animals feel pain just as humans do and see no need to contribute to their suffering. Call me whacky. And trust me, I hide behind nothing. I can and do tell these ridiculous looking women how awful they look in their fur coats. I like to do that in public, and loudly. It's always good for a laugh

Posted at 11:08PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Rachel Harrison

40. Beyonce sucks. It's horrible she wears fur. And it's not suprising to see her in a place also unfriendly to animals...zoos!

When I first heard about Beyonce and her love for fur, I checked out this website called FurIsDead.com and saw horrible video footage of fur farms. Beyonce just doesn't care. She should, care though because her fans want to know why she still wears fur despite what we all know about the cruelty involved in fur.

Posted at 2:51AM on Oct 31st 2006 by Tahler

41. Shame on all of you for eating anything at all. Lettuce is a LIVING ORGANISM! Why do you all have to KILL just to sustain your own pitiful existance? I think you should all shoot yourselves in the head so that the innocent living beings can continue to kill other innocent living beings and thrive as they should. You're all pretty stupid. Have a nice day! Beyonce is right, you're all wrong.

Posted at 12:27AM on Oct 26th 2006 by tom

42. My only question is....with all this time and energy spent, couldn't PETA re-focus that energy and money on saving people? I don't wear fur (only cuz I don't like them). I'm an animal lover myself.....but, I can't help but wonder if that money wouldn't be spent better feeding kids in the US. I unfortunately, have to go out and work daily, so I can't spend my time protesting this and that.....but, I would like to think that if I did have that luxuury, I would be more likely to spend my time saving humans. But, hey...that's just me.

Posted at 1:28AM on Oct 26th 2006 by Lulu

43. Well...Rachel (post #39)...I'm a CPA and could also afford 20 fur coats if I chose. However, I don't see how being able to afford them and disagreeing with the people who do choose to own them gives you the right to ridicule them. You might want to look into your own mind to figure out why it gives you so much pleasure to embarass and ridicule others......must be the lawyer in you coming out.

Posted at 1:40AM on Oct 26th 2006 by Lulu

44. Some of you people need to get a life and worry about your own selves. And as for 'Merlin" who said "Don't worry, God will judge her" (along with his other sick comment - #6), he (and anyone else who could flipantly say that) needs to read what God himself said about judgement in his word, the Bible-Hebrews 9:27 says: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. Which means we ALL will die, and we ALL will stand before God to give an account of ourselves. At that time, those who have rejected Jesus Christ as Lord of their life will face the consequences! Don't take my word for it, go read the Bible! And by the way, you will find written there, that God intended man to be vegitarian, but that after the fall, he allowed them to eat meat. I do not believe in abuse of animals. I believe God wants us to be good stewards of everything he's given us, including the animals. And I therefore believe that in every way, we should treat them as humanely as possible. I linked to this site from AOL news; I normally do not even go to sites like this, and I will probably not come back here, due to TMZ's treatment of people (as I've noticed the few times I've read something on their site). In fact, this is the first time I have ever posted a comment anywhere. But, I felt compelled to respond. Thank-you.

Posted at 12:08AM on Nov 10th 2006 by Cathy

45. There is a difference between killing for fashion and killing for survival. The animals killed for fashion include dogs, cats, foxes, etc and they are killed solely for their fur and not for food. They are killed by being skinned alive, electrocuted, and beaten unconscious. Cows and chickens are killed for food and they are killed much more humanely. I dont agree with killing any animal for any reason which is why I chose to be a vegetarian but there is a difference and people cant compare meat eaters to fur lovers as being hypocrites. As for Beyonce, I was a huge fan of hers until I heard about her clothing line and I immediately threw away her CD's and I will never watch another one of her movies, she's on my s**t list with Jennifer Lopez.

Posted at 10:09AM on Oct 26th 2006 by Stefanie

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