Miranda Lambert shows off Christmas fur coat, sparks controversy

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (UPI) — Miranda Lambert has come under fire from animal rights activists after she flaunted a new fur coat she received for Christmas.

The country singer shared a photo of herself bundled up in one of two fur coats her grandmother gifted her Saturday much to the dismay of some fans.

“I’m so fancy… You already know” my Nonny gave me two of her fur coats! I definitely know where I got my love for DIAMONDS, FUR and WHISKEY!” the 32-year-old captioned the post referencing Iggy Azalea’s hit “Fancy.”

“I’m really surprised that you would promote such a cruel industry. I thought you were an animal lover but obviously I was wrong,” one fan wrote in the comments section unhappy with the fur coat while another asked, “Would you skin your dogs and wear their fur too?”

Lambert, an avid hunter, earlier shared a Christmas family portrait of her five dogs. She a co-founder, along with her mother, of the MuttNation Foundation which aims to “end animal cruelty, neglect and homelessness.”

In a statement made to E! News, PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange commented on the fur coat saying, “We had higher hopes. Since Miranda rescues dogs, we always thought she could see that whether fur comes from a mink, a fox, or a dog or a cat in China, the source is always a gentle animal who did not want to die.”

After the negative response, Lambert seemingly tried to explain the gift with a follow-up post on Instagram explaining how she viewed the fur coat as a family heirloom. “Her name embroidered inside is priceless. A family heirloom I will cherish forever. I’m so thankful for her and all the things I have learned from her. Nonny is strong, beautiful, feisty and most of all, loving,” she wrote alongside a photo of her grandmother and the inside tag of the fur coat.

Lambert last made headlines earlier in December when she admitted to “still processing” her divorce from ex-husband and fellow country singer Blake Shelton.