Lady Gaga's Reported Fur Spree Blasted By Peta Activists

Lady GaGa has come under attack from animal rights activists after reportedly spending a fortune on a collection of fur coats while on a recent trip to Russia.

The Poker Face hitmaker is said to have purchased a number of pricey garments from the Helen Yarmak store in Moscow last week (ends16Dec12), including a $210,000 (£131,250) Russian sable coat and a silver fox fur valued at $19,600 (£12,250).

Her shopping spree has landed her in trouble with officials from the People for the Ethical Treatment of _A_nimals (Peta) and they have blasted her for splurging on the controversial fashion choices during the festive holidays, as her fellow _A_mericans mourn Friday's (14Dec12) Connecticut elementary school shooting.

A statement released to GossipCop.com reads: "Out of place, out of time, and possibly out of her mind: While the country focuses on rejecting violence and we are deep into the season of peace, giving, and kindness, Gaga is busy decking herself out in a coat made of at least 30 slaughtered animals' skins."

The singer has made an enemy of the Peta organisation this year (12) - campaigners accused Gaga of backtracking on a previous promise never to wear fur after she was photographed wearing what appeared to be a a pink mink coat and a white fox stole in _A_ugust (12).

However, the superstar divided her critics by defiantly declaring, "You see a carcass, I see a museum piece de resistance" - comments which prompted Peta representatives to brand her "heartless".