Lifestyle Pets Penélope Cruz Teams Up with PETA Again to Urge the World to Go Fur-Free The Oscar-winning actress also appeared in a 2012 anti-fur PETA ad By Kelli Bender Kelli Bender Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The Frisky, Vice, and Best Friends Magazine. People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 4, 2018 12:00PM EST Photo: Courtesy PETA Penélope Cruz‘s newest role is that of animal advocate. The Oscar-winning actress has teamed up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to urge animal lovers to ditch the fur and embrace a cruelty-free wardrobe. PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at the new ad shows Cruz cradling a cat with the text, “Make Us Purr. Don’t Wear Fur.” This is the second time Cruz has worked with PETA to spread this message; she also appeared in an anti-fur PETA ad in 2012. RELATED VIDEO: Penélope Cruz Describes Near-Death Experience With Salma Hayek: “When I Tell This Story People Think I’m Making It Up” Cruz is not the only high-profile figure to embrace a fur-free life; designer labels like Burberry, Gucci, Michael Kors, Diane von Furstenberg and John Galliano have recently committed to banning fur from their clothing. “Finally, so many designers are going fur-free, and I’m looking forward to the day when no animal is caged or trapped and killed for fur,” says Cruz of the changes. Cruz is part of a growing list of celebrities who have teamed up with (and in some cases stripped down for) PETA to condemn the fur industry.