My opinion is that, PETA wants the threats to be made but they wouldn't want such a direct link to such death threats to be so easily identified under the PETA letterhead.



Sydney Daily Telegraph (AUS)
PETA issues death threat against Melbourne fashion designer Alannah Hill
August 07, 2009
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/enterta...0-1225758754122

DESIGNER Alannah Hill this week issued a terse statement denouncing
animal rights group PETA after allegedly receiving a death threat from
someone claiming an affiliation to the organisation.

"Tuesday 4th August, Police were called by iconic Australian Fashion
Designer, Alannah Hill to investigate a disturbing and heated death
threat ...," the designer's statement to Confidential read.

"It was from the notorious PETA, People for Ethical Treatment of
Animals Organisation.''

The emailed threat, provided to Sydney Confidential, by
representatives for Hill, states: "Dear Hill, IM(sic) GOING TO KILL
YOU SERIOUSLY IF YOU DONT STOP YOUR(sic) DEAD. NO1 WANTS TO BUY YOUR
[Please excuse my language... I'm an idiot], Sincerely ssssss ssssss".

The threat was sent via email from an address listed as newsmanager@peta.org.

PETA members recently conducted a protest outside the Melbourne
designer's flagship boutique in South Yarra.

Dressed in Grim Reaper outfits, they accused Hill of being the
"Designer of Death" for using rabbit fur in recent designs.

Hill has informed police she has been targeted in an email campaign,
with more than 670 abusive emails bombarding the designer in recent
days. By yesterday, she had been advised to enlist 24-hour security.

"I'm both anxious and worried by the ongoing abuse," she said. "PETA
are encouraging outlandish and unacceptable behaviour and extremism by
harassing and abusing customers entering my boutiques and having
supporters dress as (the) Grim Reaper."

When PETA's Asia Pacific headquarters was contacted last night, a
campaigner said the organisation was opposed to Hill's use of rabbit
fur but denied it was behind the threat.

"That's not something PETA ever does," Ashley Furno said. "Our entire
philosophy is based on compassion to all beings."

Including Hill, it would seem.

Hill's latest collection has rabbit fur on five or six pieces,
including cardigans and a coat.