Carey Hart Unveils New ‘Ink, Not Mink’ PETA Ad

Carey Hart has a heart of gold when it comes to animals, which makes him a perfect poster boy for PETA (Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com).  The motocross superstar “exposes” the cruelty of the fur trade by showing off his amply tattooed body next to the tagline “Ink, Not Mink” in a brand-new ad for PETA. The ad reads, “Be comfortable in your own skin, and let animals keep theirs.”

Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com

Hart unveiled the ad in person today at his club, Wasted Space, which is located inside the Las Vegas Hard Rock Casino.

Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com

Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com

Animals trapped for fur suffer excruciating pain before trappers crush their chests or bludgeon them to death. On fur farms, animals are poisoned, gassed, or anally electrocuted or have their necks broken. In China, now the world’s leading fur exporter, animals—including cats and dogs—are often skinned alive.

Photo: © Erik Kabik/ RETNA/ www.erikkabik.com

Hart, co-owner of Las Vegas­based Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company, first got involved with PETA during his marriage to longtime PETA pal Pink.

Other notables appearing in PETA’s “Ink, Not Mink” ad series include Dennis Rodman, Tommy Lee, and Miami Ink star Ami James.

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