Vegetarian Star

We just found a fantastic Time Magazine article on Ingrid Newkirk where she answers 10 questions from people all around the country about PETA, vegetarianism, and animal rights, just to name a few.

Some highlights include her feelings about Michael Vick, who was sentenced to prison for his role in dog fighting.

“I have spoken to Michael, and I know he’s contrite. I believe when we see him emerge from jail that he’s going to have a strong message for inner-city youth,” she said.

She also addresses that ridiculous idea that Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream should start using breast milk in their products after discovering a Swiss restaurant had done the same.

“It isn’t very feasible at all, but it was great fun to suggest it to Ben & Jerry’s, who also knew it was a joke. What was serious was that television stations listened to our reasons why making anything out of cow’s milk is unkind. Calves are taken away from their mothers and used for veal. We drink the milk meant for those little calves.”

Oh, yes, of course…We TOTALLY knew it was a joke.

Go here to read the rest of the questions and learn how Ingrid and the folks at PETA have a million dollar reward to the first scientist who can come up with in vitro meat, meat grown from cells from a small group of animals in the laboratory, which means no more killing and more cleanliness. Quick, grab your geek friends from college and high school and find some way to convince them to do this and split the reward with you.

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Supermodel Petra Nemcova realized she could make a difference with the depleting fish population, so she turned vegan and told the world about it.

Once Can Make a Difference debuted in the bookstores a couple of weeks ago and it’s a great read that every vegetarian/vegan/celebrity lover should pick up. Amazon’s only a click away, so you don’t even have to leave your home to do so.

Ingrid Newkirk, President and Founder of PETA, has compiled essays from celebrities such as Willie Nelson, Petra Nemcova and Kevin Bacon as well as unknown individuals who are taking action in life to better the world. To introduce the essays, Ingrid writes a powerful and motivating statement:

By including both the “known” and the “unknown,” I hope this book illustrates (a) that even those we admire from afar invariably face obstacles and have to find ways to keep their belief alive and (b) that you don’t have to be a household name to make a difference, to become an example to others; you just need to have a conviction.

An example of such “unknown” acts include a college student who collects change between the furniture in the dorms and donates the money to charity.

So put this on your holiday shopping lists everyone. If we go out and buy One Can Make a Difference the day after Thanksgiving, we’ll turn Black Friday into a greener one.

via Contact Music

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“We have vegetarian menus in all our restaurants, my gripe was never against the vegetarians, I was just trying to move things on a bit and become a little bit more exciting with veg. My frustration years ago was against chefs, how they don’t cook for vegetarians.”

—-Gordon Ramsay, celebrity chef who must be the veg Jekyll/Hyde. He became furious at his chefs on Hell’s Kitchen when they accidentally put chicken broth in a vegetarian risotto. He once joked he’d put his children on a fence and electrocute them if they said they were turning vegetarian. Now this statement. What gives? Is this the veg happy dance he’s doing here?

via Ecorazzi

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Milo Ventimiglia was eating vegetarian in his mother’s womb.

Something about that line just doesn’t sound right. But that’s okay because it’s actually a good thing!

Milo Ventimiglia, who plays Peter Petrelli on “Heroes” appeared on the Bonnie Hunt show a few days ago where he spoke about being a vegetarian all his life.

Milo jokes that he tells people he was a “vegetarian in the womb.” His mother was vegetarian while pregnant with him and his entire family was veg while he was growing up, including the dog (who he jokingly suggests had issues with it because he bit him).

We think he may have had a Joaquin Phoenix experience as well. He discusses that as a teenager he tried different things, see “what everybody was going crazy about,” which ended in “bad results” for him.

Watch the video for more. Word of warning: If you get a chance to meet him, don’t make the same mistake Bonnie did and ask him about dating co-star Hayden Panettiere!

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Being in the business of celebrity news and gossip, we know there’s a chance that every time we publish something, there may be a tidbit or two that’s left out or somewhat incorrect as we get our sources from places that get their sources and the game of telephone is played.

But we do try to use good sense before hitting the “publish” icon in our blog platform. For example, if we read that Paul McCartney was standing on the corner, alternating bites between a KFC drumstick and a Big Mac, we’d know the story was full of you know what.

Soulful crooner Michael Bolton once was asked to name the silliest story he’s ever read about himself:

“That I was once at a party eating lobster and drinking champagne. They were trying to connect me with some woman, but for starters I’m vegetarian so I’d never be eating lobster.”

Yeah, Michael wouldn’t chow down on lobster or any Sebastian cousin for a woman. In fact, it reportedly “grossed him out,” to watch ex Nicollete Sheridan eat lamb chops.

What’s the next ridiculous material to be published? Gordon Ramsay turning vegan?

via Mirror.co.uk

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Much talk has taken place about Heather Mills starting her own vegan food line. It was rumored she wanted the headquarters in Chicago. Then, she insisted on keeping the name of her food line top secret, until October. C’mon Heather, it’s the middle of the month. Don’t leave us hangin’!

Now at least we’re hearing more about what she wants to put in it. Like Emily Deschanel, Heather likes the idea of using Gardein as a meat substitute, and would like to partner with the company to produce entrees completely free of meat and dairy.

She may also give us everyday folk some secrets to making meals from scratch, according to a source for The Daily Mail.

We’re wondering how good of a cook Heather makes. Don’t know if she’s had any formal experience as a chef (although many celebrity chefs don’t). Would you guys buy her cookbook?

And what sorts of meals do you think she should include in her line? No one on staff has had any experience with Gardein meat. Any opinions?

via Now Magazine

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James Cromwell states that in the largest factory farms, a pig is killed every 3 seconds.

Hmm…Should this be part of PETA’s campaign to educate Shane Victorino about where his Spam’s coming from?

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“I ask you to do what I’m going to do and pardon a turkey this Thanksgiving. It’s not hard. Just eat something else (ideas here and here). Not someone else, because it doesn’t seem fair to spare a turkey and roast a hunk of pig or cow instead. If we can bow our heads in gratitude for our families, our friends and our big screen TVs, and then carve into a creature who lived a miserable life and died a horrible death, then our ethics are about as sensible as Britney’s parenting skills.”

—-Bill Maher, in an article that appeared in the Huffington Post last Thanksgiving season, asking President George W. Bush to pardon all turkeys. November’s just around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about what Tofurky, Seitan Turkey, or maybe even vegan mac and cheese (if you’re a college student not going home for the holidays) you’ll be enjoying this Holiday. Whatever meatless faux bird you choose, feel good in knowing that you’re giving turkeys across the nation a reason to be thankful.

via The Girlie Girl Army

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