Eva Mendes bares more than her soul in this new ad for PETA: 

“I want people to know that there are options - that killing a poor animal and wearing it isn’t cool…respecting all life forms is cool. I remember having my first premiere in New York City and being so naïve that I didn’t have a coat with me. My stylist sent me a…fur wrap for the evening, and I ignorantly wore it. PETA then wrote me a beautiful letter commenting on my less-than-educated choice. I was so impressed that I vowed to them and myself to NEVER wear real fur on the red carpet or in my life again.”

Visit the official PETA website to read more…

While we’re at it, Pure Zing, publisher of PureZing.com, a natural products review website catering to health-conscious consumers, offers the following Letterman-style Top 5 reasons to give environmentally-friendly gifts this holiday season: 

5. Compensating for your bad carbon karma in the past, you can trade some good karma offsets today.

4. Because bling is hipper’ n’ nice if its no-conflict ice.

3. Because some of your girlfriends would really look fab in the skin-tight animal outfits seen on the PETA eco-activists.

2. Because friends don’t give friends icky chemicals.

1. And the Number One reason to give green gifts:  If the nature of a gift reflects what you think of a friend, then a green gift means you think they are non-toxic, authentic and socially responsible.