Pet Shop Boys say no to name change

The Pet Shop Boys have refused to change their name to the Rescue Shelter Boys to aid an animal rights group campaign aimed at discouraging people buying cats and dogs from pet stores.

PETA bosses wrote to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe asking the British duo to consider joining their campaign to turn pet buyers to overcrowded animal shelters - and the 'West End Girls' hitmakers were so taken with the idea, they posted the letter on their official website but said a name change was out of the question.

PETA spokesperson Yvonne Taylor, is far from upset by the response - she's thrilled to hear the duo has taken her letter seriously.

"Neil Tennant, who posted this, showed that the Pet Shop Boys are just as smart as their lyrics and appreciate PETA's creative ways of bringing issues to the public."