Manson fronts anti-fur campaign

Former Garbage singer Shirley Manson is fronting a new poster campaign against fur.

The Scots star appears in the Peta Europe advertisement which will be posted across the globe next week.

Clad in a stunning Stella McCartney evening gown, Manson is shown holding a skinned fox - beside the caption "Here's the Rest of Your Fur Coat".

Shot in Los Angeles by top photographer Frank W Ockenfels, the dramatic shot aims to show consumers that every fur coat, collar or cuff is made from living creatures who endure tremendous suffering.

Hundreds of copies of the hard-hitting ad will be posted throughout Manson's hometown of Edinburgh next week.

The 40-year-old said: "I believe very strongly in the ethical treatment of animals.

"A lot of my fans are very pro-animal rights and have often, when I have been wearing fake fur, said, 'Is that real' and really gotten upset, and I have had to reassure them, 'it's fake, don't worry'.

"They have made me very conscious of it, and I am really grateful that they have made me pay attention." Manson, now based in Los Angeles, is currently recording her first solo album.

Peta claims an undercover investigation in China found millions of dogs and cats in China were bludgeoned, hanged, strangled with wire nooses and bled to death for their fur. While fur farming has been banned in the UK, fur from animals killed in other countries is still sold here.