Animal welfare group Peta has
described the US star as "cruel" and "spoilt" for choosing
shoes made from stingray, anaconda, ostrich, crocodile and calf.
In a statement, Peta said:
"These custom-made kicks come with a high price - and it's paid by the
various animals who were beaten and skinned alive or cruelly farmed and killed.
"Although most people aren't
as familiar with the types of animals (snakes, stingrays, crocodiles, and
ostriches) killed for this single pair of sneakers as they are with the cats
and dogs we share our homes with, these animals are highly sensitive living
beings who try hard to avoid capture and suffer enormously when trapped,
netted, speared, and skinned alive.
"We hope that Beyonce will
choose to wear more clothes from her own clothing line - which features faux
fur - and that one day, she'll go completely cruelty-free.
"She can always choose the
cruelty-free and 'green' fashion favoured by compassionate, chic celebrities
such as Natalie Portman and Anne Hathaway and designers such as award-winning
fashion queen Stella McCartney."
The shoes, by Perfectly Made Kicks
(PMK), were custom-made for Beyonce but it is the second time the singer has
been in trouble with animal rights groups.
The outfit she wore for her Super
Bowl half-time show performance was made from iguana, python and cowhide
leather.
Peta released a statement two
days later, saying the Houston singer "had missed the mark" with her
choice of clothing.
The shoe-maker has
"form" when it comes to controversial materials used in its designs.
It made a pair of trainers - the
Brooklyn Zoo - for Beyonce's rapper husband, Jay-Z, which were made of
alligator, python, boa, lizard, ostrich, crocodile and stingray.
It is not known how much the
footwear costs but a pair of PMK shoes usually sells for over £200.
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