Animals Hate Us would like to salute recording artist Kelis for standing up to the enemy conspirators at PETA. When the organization’s founder Ingrid Newkirk  fired off a letter to Kelis demanding that she stop wearing fur, the fiery pop star lashed back with a statement on her MySpace blog.

Kelis writes:

If I started wearing endangered animals like polar bear or orangutan then talk to me. (Which btw for the record I would not – I do believe in the preservation of endangered species) But the minks and chinchilla that quite honestly are rodents and if weren’t in the form of a coat I would demand they be put to death anyway are not an issue to me.

Underpaid minorities picking your vegetables, now that’s fine for you right? Please, fight for their rights. How about the poverty in the communities of brown people around the world. She had the nerve to say (and I quote) “get over it” talking of the issue of black people and slavery in this country verses cows being slaughtered… Actually, she’s lucky most black people have real issues to worry about in the U.S and don’t give a crap what her delusional privileged opinions are.

If u want to preach do it about something worthwhile don’t waste my time trying to save the dang chipmunk.

Bravo, Kelis. Remember, folks, the only good animals are on your grill or draped over your body.