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February 14th, 2006, 12:59 GMT · By Adina Gheorghe

Beyonce Receives Hate Mail

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Beyonce Knowles has lately been bombarded with hate mail for selling animal fur products in her fashion range. The curvy singer has received tons of letters since her label, Dereon, started selling clothes made of rabbit and chinchilla fur and also teddy bears made of mink.

Even more, some furious animal rights campaigners have threatened to leave carcasses outside the star's home, according to a report in Britain's "News of The World" newspaper.

But it's not the first time Beyonce has been slammed by animal welfare groups. The sensual singer was one of the celebrities blasted by PETA for wearing Canadian Mukluk boots, which are made of rabbit fur.

The organization's spokesman Sean Gifford said at the time: "The rabbits are sourced from Asia and love crammed into small, wire boxes before being electrocuted or strangled. Many are skinned alive. As far as we can see, this kind of treatment is what celebrities - those who don't give a damn - are supporting. Fake fur looks every bit as good."

Despite being harshly criticized and slammed by animal rights campaigners, the chocolate-skinned diva is still going on with her own-labeled animal fur items, without having any resentments.

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