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Brad Pitt “The Tiger” Movie Has Man Hunting Endangered Cat

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, May 13th, 2010 in Actors, Animal Issues, Film & TV.

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Brad Pitt will play a tiger hunter in a film, The Tiger, directed by Darren Aronofsky and based on a nonfiction book with the same title by John Vaillant, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

After a town is terrorized by attacks from a Siberian tiger, Pitt’s character, an activist, is forced to hunt the animal he loves down to protect the citizens.

A sad story, and according to National Geographic, usually doesn’t happen.

Tigers normally avoid humans, and attack in situations when they are sick and unable to hunt properly or their prey has dwindled to scarce numbers.

Think you’re a pig at dinnertime?

A hungry tiger can eat as much as 60 pounds in one night!

That’s approximately the equivalent of, oh, 30 large mushroom and olive pizzas.

Definitely worth a good tip when delivered at your door.

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Mike Tyson And Wife, Lakiha Have Dinner At Mr Chow On May 11, 2010 In Beverly Hills, CA

Mike Tyson and his wife recently had dinner at Mr. Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills.

Mr. Chow also has locations in London, New York, Miami and one to soon open in Las Vegas.

Since Tyson is a newbie vegan and all, it would have been interesting to know what the former heavyweight champion filled up on.

Mr. Chow featured a special menu for 2010 Valentine’s Day which listed a vegetarian dumpling called “My Little Dumpling.”

Sounds like the perfect appetizer for a veg friendly couple!

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Saffron Burrows was a vegetarian for 25 years before landing a role in the 2008 film, The Guitar.

“As a kid, I felt you don’t eat anything you wouldn’t kill yourself,” Burrows told Backstage.

But her character Melody Wilder ate meat, and soon the line between character and self disappeared and Burrows returned to the steak.

So now that she’s eating meat again, does that mean weekend hunting trips?

A lot of words come to mind after hearing this, from disgusting to astonishing, considering the Law & Order: Criminal Intent actress had spent more than half her life not eating animals.

It’s quite easy to put fake meat substitutes in place of the real thing for the screen and it’s been done before.

Kal Penn‘s character Kumar chowed down on veggie burgers when he and Harold finally made it to White Castle.

And Lake Bell ate faux ham for Christmas dinner during Pride and Glory.

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Businessman and businesswoman shaking hands

An MTV show that displays the ups and downs of job hunting premieres Monday May 17th.

MTV Hired will feature several young adults as candidates for jobs in various professions and follow them through interviews, call backs and waiting to hear from the managers.

Who will work on Wall Street? More importantly, who will work on Organic Avenue?

According to the Futon Critic, Organic Avenue is a New York City company that will be featured on the show.

The company’s mission is to provide LOVE (Live, Organic, Vegan, Experience) in every service it offers, which includes detox cleanses, raw food, supplements and education on how to make the transition to a plant based, eco friendly lifestyle.

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“Private Chefs” Jesse Brune Always Remembers The Vegans

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, May 13th, 2010 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Reality TV.

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Jesse Brune can be seen on the Food Network Channel’s Private Chefs of Beverly Hills, where six chefs attempt to please and cater events for the rich and sometimes famous residents in Beverly Hills.

Many times, the requests involve lavish, unusual or unconventional food, so Brune follows the Boy Scout’s motto and is always prepared.

Being prepared means remembering some guests want meat-free, dairy-free or gluten-free, whether they’re “allergic” or not.

“I always make sure I have a vegan or gluten-free backup dish, because there’s always going to be someone allergic to something,” Brune told the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.  “Usually if people say they’re allergic to something in Beverly Hills, that just means they don’t like it. There’s so much money in Beverly Hills, people have to get creative with their lives. I’m never bored.”

Although Brune attended culinary school and has plenty of experience as a private chef, what’s healthy doesn’t always turn out well, like his attempt to make a cake with organic ingredients.

“I did have one food disaster where I did sort of give up. My best friend’s daughter was turning 2…All she wanted was a Mickey Mouse cake. I attempted to make this cake…First, it was a healthy organic version that looked like crap. Second, there was so much store-bought frosting my stomach turned. I just went and bought a cake.”

Even a pro can mess up a good dessert. Sometimes store-bought frozen vegan cake is really the best option.

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Rachel Bilson Has Lunch At Cru With Her Mom And A Friend On May 11, 2010 In Silver Lake, CA

Rachel Bilson and her mother were spotted taking a lunch break at a vegetarian restaurant in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Cru boasts a menu that is entirely vegan, gluten-free and mostly organic.

Maybe Bilson and mom ordered items like the Shiitake Mushroom Ravioli, a pasta dish stuffed with herbed cashew cheese and chickpea miso cream sauce.

Or did the two spice things up with a raw vegan chorizo tostada and radish cabbage slaw?

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The Risk Takers: 16 Women and Men Share Their Entrepreneurial Strategies for Success

The Risk Takers: 16 Women and Men Share Their Entrepreneurial Strategies for Success

The Risk Takers: 16 Women and Men Share Their Entrepreneurial Strategies for Success was recently published and contains stories of how very famous businesses like Kinkos and Geek Squad made it.

Amy’s Kitchen, a popular line of prepared and frozen vegetarian and vegan frozen foods is included among the companies.

Andy and Rachel Berliner were both vegetarians who knew products already available to vegetarians two decades ago were tasteless, full of processed food and void of organic ingredients.

Today the company reports annual revenues of $270 million from sales of tofu pot pies, vegan pizzas, burritos and salsa.

Amy’s has also been named a favorite by celebrities like Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie.

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Dr. Phil Confronts Dog Fighter On Show

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, May 13th, 2010 in Animal Issues, TV Hosts.

Dr. Phil All Smiles After Letterman Taping!

Dr. Phil recently confronted a man on his show who was convicted of a felony for his involvement with dog fighting.

Apparently, applying the stick of justice did nothing to change this man’s views, as he still believes dog fighting is not a crime and is no different from “football or boxing.”

Hmm…Well, if you don’t count the fact that people play the above sports, not animals.

And they’re usually consenting to this and are aware of the risks.

Plus, football or boxing doesn’t involve fighting to death…then sure, no difference at all!

Dr. Phil isn’t too happy about the Supreme Court decision to strike down a law making the sale of certain videos involving animal cruelty illegal, either.

He posted to his blog:

“I was sick to my stomach. Dogfighting is illegal in this country but selling a dog-fighting video isn’t? We’re seriously going to let people profit from their films of pets being abused? Is there anyone out there who thinks that is even close to being the right thing to do?”

The Humane Society of the United States statistics show there are about 40,000 dog fighters in the United States who call themselves “professional.”

Unlike the rest of the country, these professionals need to experience a permanent recession!

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