New Delhi, November 15: Former ‘Baywatch’ star Pamela Anderson, who is in India to participate in reality show ‘Bigg Boss 4’, has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging to reject all leather products.
In the letter to Singh, the Hollywood actress wrote, “I am calling on person in India and throughout the world to join me in rejecting all leather products in order to help put an end to animal suffering. I am asking every individual never to buy leather shoes, bags, jackets, belts or anything else made of animal skin.”
The 43-year-old star is an active member of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and has taken up several causes for protecting animal rights.
“Illegal slaughterhouses operate with impunity throughout the country and municipal slaughterhouses have failed to follow the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
–Agencies