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Shania, Dolly, Emmylou Animal-Friendly

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February 25, 2008 - People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals released its worst-dressed list of celebrities last week, taking to task such stars as Aretha Franklin and Lindsay Lohan for wearing fur and animal skin.

No country stars made the list, and in fact, the organization is very high on some of the genre's biggest stars, including Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood and Emmylou Harris. Not only do those three artists not wear fur, they're also vegetarians.

"Dolly Parton used to wear fur," PETA's Michael McGraw told The Tennessean. "In fact, she bought a fur coat with her first royalty check from 'Coat Of Many Colors' — it's a story which she still tells on stage about it being a time 'before PETA, when you didn't know any better about fur.'"

Michael also singled out three other country stars for high marks: Big & Rich's John Rich, who stopped wearing fur after he saw a video showing how the pelts for those garments are sometimes obtained by skinning the animals while they're still alive; Dierks Bentley, whose dog Jake has become a mini-celebrity; and Loretta Lynn, who allowed PETA to use her song "I Wanna Be Free" for a commercial.

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