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Even though I usually begin Christmas shopping long before Santas on boards start surfing around town, it never fails—every year I still find myself looking for that perfect present even as Carols by Candlelight is flickering on TV. Lucky for us last minute types (and animals) it’s now easier than ever to find cool, cruelty-free gifts for everyone on your list, at just about any place you go.

Hotter than Christmas dinner on Bondi Beach, most retail stores carry heaps of faux fur trim fashions, piles of pleather shoes, jackets, and accessories, and bunches of better-than-wool acrylic and cotton pullovers, socks and suits. So this year, give fur, leather, and wool the old heave ho, ho, ho and go faux instead. And remember—animal testing stinks, so steer clear of perfumes, cosmetics, and other gifts made from, or tested on our fellow creatures. That said, what are you waiting for? Get shopping!

Dita Von Teese, the sexy spokesmodel for the MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam campaign, who has graced the pages of lingerie catalogues and glossies worldwide, recently posed for an advertisement to promote People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' new ABC-Animal Birth Control-campaign, urging people to have their companion animals spayed or neutered. Nearly 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized every year in the United States
alone simply because there are not enough good homes for them. Meran more about real puppy love here.