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Audrey Kitching has designed a set of shirts, buttons and hoodies for her new movie, Change, and is donating a portion of the proceeds to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Kitching plays both the villain and the superhero in the film which is set to be released soon.

The model and actress who’s constantly Tweeting away about her latest vegan adventure in the kitchen told Peta2, “I love animals, and peta2 is one of my favorite nonprofits, so it just made sense. That in each and every one of us is the ability to be a hero and that people everywhere will join the fight for those who can’t speak for themselves!”

Watch the trailer for Change and head over to Kitching’s site to order you shirt today!

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Organic Avenue Opens Third Store

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 in Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Organic Avenue

Organic Avenue

Organic Avenue is one of the companies to be featured on the new MTV series, Hired, where applicants go through all the ups and downs of the job hunting process.

Organic Avenue is set to open its third location in Southampton, New York this Memorial Day weekend, serving up cold pressed juices, raw food entrees and desserts.

According to The Hamptons, Organic Avenue has a strong celebrity following, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Alicia Silverstone, Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Russell Simmons, Matt Dillon and L.A. Reid.

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Meatless Mouthful–Why Vanessa Lengies Went Vegan

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 in Actresses, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

Photo by: Genesis/starmaxinc.com 2010 4/17/10 Vanessa Lengies at The American Red Cros Ti

“Selfishly, it was for health reasons at first, but spiritually it just dawned on me that I don’t want to eat animals or any products that might cause harm to animals.”

–Canadian actress Vanessa Lengies on why she went vegan, from the May/June 2010 issue of VegNews.

Lengies found one of the best ways to enjoy nature without harming animals is to take along dried red beans and rice and Pad Thai packaged food during camping trips.

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Alicia Silverstone’s “Time Stands Still” Vegan Costumes

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 in Actresses, Business, Fashion.

 Time Stands Still Broadway Opening Night - Arrivals & Curtain Call

Alicia Silverstone dressed cruelty-free during her performance of Time Stands Still, and she recently took to her blog to discuss some of the companies the play’s costume designer, Rita Ryack, patronized to find outfits for Silverstone’s character, Mandy.

You may have heard of Alternative Outfitters, home to vegan shoes, handbags and other accessories.

Ryack shopped there, as well as Anthropologie, which she loved because of its use of natural fibers.

“I do worry about synthetics a little, though – because who knows what goes into their production?” Ryack said.

There are many synethic materials some advise against wearing, due to the chemicals involved in the production and finishing.

The best natural vegan fabric?

Cotton!

Ryack also liked using Etsy stores because they helped small businesses.

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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore delivers a speech at the Montreal Millennium Summit

Al Gore recently spoke to a group of 800 college and high school students at Cal State Monterey Bay in the final series of installments in the Panetta Institute for Public Policy lecture series.

As expected, he commented on the recent Gulf Coast oil spill, but added that coal-fire plants produce similar environmental damage on a regular basis, putting three times as many pollutants into the air.

“Oil you can see,” Gore said. “CO2 is invisible, odorless and tasteless – invisible to the economy because it has no price tag on it.”

One student asked the former Vice President if he has stopped eating meat after learning of the environmental impact of the livestock industry.

His response was “no,” but that he had cut back.

It would be interesting to know how some meat reducers are performing their stunts.

Sure, many say that are eating less meat, but does that mean that are following Meatless Mondays?

Or only eating meat on the weekends?

We need more details on how the flexitarians plan their diets, so others can learn by example!

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Lea Michele “Women’s Health” June 2010 Discusses Dairy Dilemma

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 in Actresses, Food & Drink.

Lea Michele "Women's Health"

Lea Michele "Women's Health"

Lea Michele is on the cover of the June 2010 issue of Women’s Health.

The Glee actress says she used to curl up with a block of cheese for a good time, until she learned more about the deleterious effects of dairy on people and animals.

“My idea of heaven used to be relaxing at home with a cheese plate and champagne… I’m a foodie, but I think it’s much more fun to find things on the menu that are good for me,’ Michele says.

Reading the best selling book Skinny Bitch gave her what she called a slap “in the face.”

The vegan diet book contains an entire chapter titled, “The Dairy Disaster.”

Having Italian heritage on one side of her family, leaving cheese off the pasta and sauce dishes wasn’t the easiest transition.

“Coming from an Italian family, you can imagine [they] couldn’t understand. But they respected my decision.”

And she has learned to veganize some of her mother’s favorite recipes.

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Octomom–Nadya Suleman–Unveils PETA Sign In Yard

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 in Animal Issues.

Octomom PETA

Octomom PETA

The Octomom, Nadya Suleman, will unveil the PETA banner encouraging pet owners to spay and neuter their animals tomorrow at her home in La Habra, California, at 11 AM.

Suleman accepted the offer from the animal rights organization to post the sign in her yard in March, in exchange for $5,000 and a month’s supplies of vegetarian faux meats.

Are any of those children even eating solid foods now?

The message is pretty simple, as the sign reads, “Don’t Let Your Dog or Cat Become an ‘Octomom’: Always Spay and Neuter.”

A spokesperson for PETA told X17Online, “Too many dogs and cats are ‘octomoms’ and while there’s a lot of controversy regarding Ms. Suleman’s decision to use in vitro fertilization, there’s no question that the breeding of cats and dogs is killing cats and dogs.”

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Animal Planets Airs Investigation Of Petland Pet Shops Tonight

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Film & TV, Videos.

Tonight Animal Planet airs a documentary on its investigation into one of the largest pet shops in the United States, Petland.

The company is both a target and defendant of the Humane Society of the United States due to its involvement with puppy mills.

Puppy mills often churn out animals with health and behavioral problems, after housing them in cramped conditions where they are designed to do nothing for humans but breed.

The video above documents an investigation where the White County Sheriff’s Department in Tennessee called the Humane Society to rescue over 200 dogs at a mill in Sparta.

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