Vegetarian Star

Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart owner on the Simpsons, may sell tofu dogs in his store, but it’s still not enough to get his shop put on the Proggy Awards list of best convenience stores by PETA that are vegetarian friendly.

7-Elevens in Philadelphia will satisfy all your gas station buffet desires with veggie sandwiches- seitan steak, falafel, faux chicken, and tofu-egg. The stores also offer a variety of salads.

“While it is increasingly simple to find vegetarian offerings at many stores and restaurants, 7-Eleven is making it even easier for conscientious consumers to grab a bite on the go,” stated on PETA’s website.

View the list for the rest of the winners in the awards, including congressman Dennis Kucinich.

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Kanye West recently announced in the February Issue of Vibe Magazine that he’s interested in posing naked because it breaks the rules and ideas of what people think hip hoppers do.

We suggest he get naked for the organization that everybody gets naked for: PETA.

He said that if other celebrities posed naked, like singer Bjork, there would be little heads turned because that’s what expected of those in that genre.

“If she [Bjork] wanted to pose naked, you’d be like, ‘Oh, that’s Björk.’ But if I wanted to pose naked, people would draw all type of things into it. I definitely feel like, in the next however many years, if I work out for two months, that I’ll pose naked. I break every rule and mentality of hip-hop, of black culture, of American culture.”

Yep, Kanye could swear off wearing animals and show his buns like he’s always wanted. Not to mention the fact that he’d be breaking more stereotypes as usually women take off their clothes for PETA.

Possible Ad Slogan: Only Golddiggers Wear Fur. I’d Rather Go Naked Than Date One.

via MTV

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Chrissie Hynde doubted there was good vegan/vegetarian food in jail and she just may be right. Guitarist Ira Black of heavy metal band Lizzy Borden has been jailed for failing to pay a fine and now is on a hunger strike because he says the correction facility has no vegan or vegetarian food, according to Classic Rock Magazine. 

“Ira has been a vegan for 15 years and it seems none of the local correctional facilities will accommodate any inmate with a vegetarian or vegan diet,” his fiancee said. “They will give inmates with medical problems or religious beliefs a different meal, but there is no concern for the vegetarians/vegans. He feels very strongly about this and has gone on a ‘hunger strike’ until his release later this month to show how serious this should be taken. The situation has been escalating hour by hour.”

“If I can just get the word out so that people will start calling the jail, there can be some changes made,” Black said.

“I want people to know how legitimate and sincere veganism and vegetarianism is and this is a serious human-rights issue, I’m not just trying to manipulate the system.”

He said his requests have been responded to with punishments and threats, such as making him remove the “Hunger Strike” sign around his neck and the deputies telling him to “just go with the system.”

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Alanis Morissette isn’t the only celebrity to make headlines for turning vegan and losing weight.

N.O.R.E., also known as Noreaga, part of the hip-hop dual Capone-n-Noreaga, has been blogging about his dwindling body numbers and has lost 60 pounds on his vegan diet.

The rapper, whose real name is Victor Santiago Jr., started an intense workout last September as part of a weight loss competition with Busta Rhymes.

Along with documenting his success, he’s even changed the name of his blogs to reflect his new lifestyle.

“We are switching it up from the Hang Hang Hood Chicken blogs, to the Hang Hang Hood Vegan blogs. Same N.O.R.E., same hood talk,” he said.

In addition to changing his eating habits, he’s given up drinking as well.

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