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PETA 30th Anniversary Gala

People love and hate People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in equal numbers, but no one can argue the organization doesn’t get noticed and get its message out. This weekend on September 25th, the group will celebrate its 30th anniversary at a sold out gala in Hollywood where celebrities who have worked with the animal rights group like Dave Navarro, Glee’s Lea Michele and Bob Barker will be honored. The event will be streamed live on the Internet.

What exactly has PETA done in the past three decades besides strip people to promote vegetarianism? You’d be pleasantly surprised if you don’t track the group’s record, which is outlined in a document titled “30 Reasons to Celebrate PETA’s 30th Anniversary.”

• The first ever felony animal cruelty conviction was obtained against factory farm workers after undercover investigations at a North Carolina pig-breeding farm found workers beating pregnant sows with metal rods and sawing off a conscious animal’s legs.

• The group’s exposure of the exotic skin trade of snakes and alligators prompted several large companies, Nike, Cole Haan, Victoria’s Secret, H&M, and Overstock.com, to stop selling these products.

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Dave Navarro

Tattooed Dave Navarro is giving an almost full frontal view of his body to promote the cause of saving animals from the fashion industry.

Back in his earlier rocker days, Navarro wore what he calls “over the top outfits” that contained fur.

These days, he’s happy with his own skin decorations.

“Some of the simple things you can do to help save animals is not buy fur, stay away from products that have been animal tested,” he told PETA. “It’s really very, very simple to just support something or buy something that doesn’t brutalize animals like this.”

Navarro scores another point for the gentlemen in the category of sexy PETA ads.

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