Courtney Stodden joined forces with PETA for a provocative protest aimed at criticizing Petco’s bird sales and drawing attention to the treatment of birds before they are sold.
The social media personality appeared Tuesday in a barely-there look that featured pasties and a painted thong. An artist also covered Stodden’s body with colorful feather designs inspired by a parrot, along with red markings meant to resemble blood.
Courtney Stodden stepped inside a cage for a PETA protest targeting Petco’s bird sales
As per TMZ Stodden said the Petco protest focused on PETA’s concerns about the way the company treated birds before selling them.
Her body paint played a central role in the demonstration. The bright parrot-inspired colors and feather designs transformed Stodden’s appearance, while the blood-like details added a more graphic element to the message.
Stodden said she wanted people to pay attention to what she described as poor treatment of birds connected to Petco’s sales.
The PETA campaign also continued Stodden’s recent pattern of using dramatic visual protests to support animal-rights causes.
A few months earlier, she covered herself in black paint during a separate demonstration against the use of leather.
Stodden said she remained willing to take extreme steps if she believed they could help animals. She also made clear that she did not plan to stop with the latest campaign.
The social media star suggested she would continue supporting different animal causes in the future and focus on whatever species needed attention next.
Stodden even performed a bird call while discussing the protest, adding another playful element to the otherwise graphic demonstration.
The bird sales campaign relied on Stodden’s appearance to make the protest difficult to ignore. Her nearly nude outfit, painted feathers and blood-like markings all tied into PETA’s larger message about birds sold through Petco.
For Courtney Stodden, the demonstration became another example of her willingness to use bold visuals to support animal-related causes.
