PETA's been after Aretha Franklin for months now trying to get her to ditch her famous fur coats.
PETA president Ingrid Newkirk has written to Franklin offering to pay off her back taxes in exchange for her turning in her collection of furs.
In a letter to the diva, Newkirk writes, "We would like to help you out by paying the approximately $19,000 in back taxes that you owe - if you'll agree to save animals from hideous suffering and death by promising never to wear fur again and donating your old furs to PETA.
"We are absolutely sincere in making this offer - we believe that you know in your heart that your fans will love you even more if you make a fur-free resolution.
"As you no doubt now realize, animals who are trapped in the wild can suffer for days before dying from exposure, frostbite, shock, or infection or by being strangled, stomped, or bludgeoned to death by trappers." The PETA president concludes by writing, "Our offer is a win-win situation: You get to keep your home, and animals get to keep their lives . We are rooting for you to please give animals the R-E-S-P-E-C-T that they deserve by giving up fur."
jason
