London
(ANI):
Actress
Gwyneth
Paltrow's
endorsement
for
a
new
collection
of
luxury
goods
using
fur
has
left
angered
animal
rights
campaigners
livid.
The
35-year-old
star,
who
has
been
signed
up
by
Italian
designer
Todd's,
is
photographed
draped
in
fox
fur
and
wearing
fur-lined
boots
feature
in
the
company''s
latest
advertising
campaign.
Paltrow,
who
is
married
to
the
Coldplay
singer
and
vegetarian
Chris
Martin,
has
won
appreciation
for
her
impeccable
green
credentials
and
is
a
fan
of
holistic
practices
and
yoga.
Now,
her
decision
to
endorse
Todd's,
a
luxury
goods
company
which
also
uses
ostrich
and
snakeskin
in
its
products,
and
describes
itself
as
"refined,
understated
luxury,
impeccable
taste
and
enviable
quality",
has
come
as
a
shock
to
animal
rights
campaigners.
"Gwyneth
Paltrow
should
be
ashamed.
I
can
only
assume
that
Paltrow
either
is
ignorant
of
the
facts
or
lacks
human
decency
and
compassion," the
Telegraph
quoted
Mark
Glover,
director
of
Respect
for
Animals,
as
saying.
According
to
her
friends,
Paltrow's
decision
will
jeopardise
her
close
friendship
with
Stella
McCartney,
the
designer
and
the
daughter
of
Sir
Paul
McCartney
and
Linda
McCartney,
the
animal
rights
activist.
No
comment
was
available
from
Paltrow
or
Martin.