Vegetarian Star2009 September 16 (2)

Did Jenny McCarthy Influence Jim Carrey’s Swine Flu Comment

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in Actors, Animal Issues, Couples, Food & Drink.

A few months ago, we posted a comment Jim Carrey made about swine flu and pigs at the MTV Movie Awards.

“There wouldn’t be a swine flu if we treated the pigs better!”

Shortly after, we received a comment on the post from a “Meat McSausage,” mocking our theories.

“No. Who ever wrote this is a braying jackass. He said it as a joke. He could probably give a flying f*ck about pigs living conditions. And even if he did he wouldnt take it upon himself to say that during a speech at an awards show. Idiots”

While we pride ourselves on diversity at the Veg Star, we definitely don’t have any jackasses on staff.

Jenny McCarthy has recently announced she’s vegan.

Could Jenny’s diet change have been prompted by animal welfare reasons, especially after learning about the factory farmed conditions pigs are kept in?

And could Jim, who might not necessarily be vegetarian, also be thinking about where the food on his plate comes from and the ethics of eating.

Suddenly, we’re not sounding like braying idiots after all.

Jenny and Jim got married, by the way.

Maybe a meatless union is in store for the happy newlyweds.

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Daryl Hannah Grows Bigger Vegetarian Balls Than Al Gore

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in Actresses, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink.

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Daryl Hannah recently spoke at the Project Green Summit that benefited the Texas Trees Foundation and the North Texas Clean Air Coalition.

Hannah, a longtime vegetarian and unlike Al Gore, is not afraid to bring up the subject of not eating meat to protect the planet.

Oooh. Did we just bust on Al Gore?

“The meat industry puts out more carbon emissions than the transportation industry,” Hannah said. “Even giving up meat for a weekend, helps.”

Hannah warned against getting off the hook with carbon offsets and offered ways people could green their life directly.

“It is less important to offset and more important to ask the question: Do I need so much stuff? We need re-evaluate our lifestyles…for our own health and our kids’ future. And we’ll save money in the long run. ”

Hannah added that you should “get the poisons out of your house,” and ensure your cleaning and cosmetic products are environmentally friendly and biodegradable.

Being a good looking environmentalist has its perks.

Daryl said that when she was recently arrested for protesting, cops asked to have their pictures taken with her.

Hope she made them promise to recycle and give up meat one day of the week.

via greenrightnow.com

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Michael Vick Speaks To Youth On Making Good Choices

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Athletes-Games-Sports, Videos.

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As you know by now, Michael Vick and the Humane Society of the United States have teamed up, for better or worse.

Vick has been making public appearances, talking about the cruel decisions he made to partake in dog fighting and trying to convince teens and youth not to follow the same path.

“At some point, I got sidetracked,” Vick said. “I started listening to my friends and doing some things that were not ethical and not right.”

Vick, who spent 18 months in federal prison for his involvement with dog fighting encourages these high school students to speak up if they know animal cruelty is taking place.

Watch the clip above to hear Vick speak to teens at Nueva Esperanza Academy in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

via hsus.org

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Women In Power Event Featuring Natalie Merchant And Veg Food

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in Events, Food & Drink.

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This weekend was Omega‘s annual Women In Power Conference, which featured feminist and girrl powered names like Gloria Steinem and Natalie Merchant.

According to one attendee of the event, there was plenty of vegetarian food to keep empowered women satisfied.

“The food (vegetarian and totally yummy).”

What better way to promote the theme of empowerment than to empower animals by not eating them.

Reminds us of a quote that ties women’s rights to animal rights by vegetarian author Alice Walker.

“The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men.”

via thrnewmedia.com

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Mos Def Enjoys Mos Delicious Vegan Ice Cream

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in Food & Drink, Male Singers.

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Yesterday we learned that Wheeler’s Vegan Ice cream had its share of celebrity followings, including Erykah Badu and other hip hop stars.

Last week, Mos Def and Talib Kweli performed at the House of Blues in Boston and enjoyed some frozen vegan treats, courtesy of Wheeler’s backstage.

Plenty of Platinum Patron Apple Cider, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Swirl, Mexican Chocolate, Cucumber Vanilla and Mango ice cream were available to the performers.

Platinum Patron Apple Cider? Let’s not forget the Dom Perignon flavor with gold flakes.

Does chef Wheeler del Torro have an imagination or what?

The event will be featured in Wheeler’s next book, a followup to The Vegan Scoop.

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Tweet the Giraffe From “The Zookeeper” Dies Days After Filming

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Film & TV.

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A giraffe that took part in filming the comedy The Zookeeper has died just days after wrapping up its final shoot.

Tweet, an 18-year old male giraffe that had also been on the sets of Ace Ventura, Evan Almighty, and Toys R Us ads, collapsed while being fed in his pen last week.

Giraffes can live well into their late 20s.

“It’s an outrage,” said Lisa Wathne, a spokeswoman for PETA. “I don’t think anyone should be surprised.”

PETA had sent a letter to several stars of the film, urging the show to use animation and special effects versus bringing in animals from a supply company, Birds and Animals Unlimited, that had known USDA violations.

This comedy doesn’t have a happy ending at all.

via bostonherald.com

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Georges Laraque On Puppy Mills: You Think That’s Funny?

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.

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Georges Laraque, hockey player for the Montreal Canadienes, sat down with the globeandmail.com for an interview where he talked about how’s he’s felt since going completely vegan June 1 2009.

A few highlights.

On watching the 2006 movie Earthlings
“It’s unconscionable what’s happening to animals in this country and the way we treat animals we eat. … I realized I had to make some big changes.”

On not buying new leather, but keeping old leather materials
“That would be a further waste. And this way I don’t forget.”

On Vegans Being Skinny
“I’ve lost some weight, but I’ve been working with a really great nutritionist and I’ve never had this much energy. I think it’s also important to break the stereotype that all vegans are skinny people with long hair.”

On Puppy Mills and him being an animal rights activist as funny
“People still think it’s kind of funny, but I’m not doing this to be funny. There are more puppy mills in Quebec than anywhere else in Canada, and no laws to shut them down. People get slapped with a fine and six months later they reopen. Do you think that’s funny?”

Damn, we love this man!

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