Billie Eilish is Petas 'person of the year' 2021 - Vegconomist: The vegan business magazine Close

She is someone who listens to people - and not just when she sings.Because Billie Eilish repeatedly raised her voice for animals, PETA USA and PETA Germany have now appointed them to the 'person of the year 2021.Among other things, the singer brought out leather -free shoes, advertised food for vegan food and convinced designers like Oscar de la Renta to keep their fingers off fur.Eilish is the youngest winner of the annual award so far - in previous years Joaquin Phoenix, Pope Francis, Oprah Winfrey and Anjelica Huston were honored in previous years.

When Eilish published an Air Jordan collection with Nike this year, it emphasized on Instagram that the sneakers consist of "100% vegan leather with over 20% recycled material".In addition, the Grammy winner launched her first perfume that contains no animal ingredients and was not tested in animal experiments.On the occasion of the Met Gala, Eilish caused a sensation because it agreed to wear a vegan, silk -free robe from Oscar de la Renta - but only if the brand finally spread fur out of the range - and that was exactly what she did.

At the Met Gala, she also acted as a co-chair-and for the first time, only vegan food was served at the event.

Eilish has been vegan since she was 12.Recently she asked her followers not to eat turkey on Thanksgiving, since "turkey would be among the most lovable creatures in the world".And in an interview with the British Vogue, she explained this year: “I learned more about the milk and meat industry […] with the knowledge of what is happening in the world of animals, I can't just continue with my lifeand do not do anything about it.""

„Billie Eilish sorgt dafür, dass die Menschen die Wahrheit über Fleisch, Milch, Leder, Pelz und Seide erfahren"", so PETAs Vorsitzende Ingrid Newkirk."Peta is in the truest sense 'Happier Than ever' to distinguish Billie Eilish.Because she really uses every opportunity to point out the world that vegan fashion and vegan foods are better for the animals and for the planet we share with them.""

Petas motto is: Animals are not there to experiment with them, eat them, put them on, entertain them or we exploit them in any other form.The organization is committed to speciesism - a worldview that classifies people as all other living beings.

You can find more about the award ‘Person of the Year’ from Peta on www.Peta.de.

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