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Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd crew is about to embark on a mission to campaign to protect bluefin tuna.

This year for the first time, the International Convention for Trade in Endangered Species did not list any marine species on its list, something Watson feels has more to do with politics than science.

“That was under pressure from Japan and China,” Watson told Treehugger. “That’s never happened before. So five species of sharks, two species of coral, the polar bear and bluefin tuna were not listed when they should’ve been listed.”

Watson said bluefin are so endangered, they will probably be extinct in less than half a decade unless action is taken and that some fish not on the list are actually fewer in numbers than some mammals.

He added there are more bengal tigers than great white sharks, for example, but great white sharks are not listed as endangered. Still, other species, like the porbeagle shark, have been taken off the list.

“It’s a very serious situation, because this is the Planet Ocean not the Planet Earth. The problem is, the destruction of biodiversity in our world’s oceans, the diminishment of life in the oceans, means that if the oceans die then we die. I don’t think people get that message.”

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Joanna Krupa for PETA

An article at Fox has people weighing in on the effectiveness of nudity in advertising.

PETA has a monopoly in the nude campaign niche, and Joanna Krupa, who posed in an ad for pet adoption, gave her thoughts as to whether or not nudity is appropriate for animal rights campaigns.

“I am happy with my body and have no issue with displaying it for something that is close to my heart and important to me, like selling a healthy body image, beautiful swimwear or, most importantly, raising awareness about the endless abuse against animals,” Krupa said.

“And it sticks to our minds, we pass it on to friends or discuss it with colleagues and that means ‘mission accomplished’ for the ad.”

PETA’s senior vice president Dan Matthews said,“Nothing attracts attention like nudity. It’s especially helpful when trying to get the attention of people who turn away from animal issues because they don’t want to hear about blood, guts, and suffering.”

“Our biggest campaign involves promoting veganism and fighting the obesity epidemic, and it’s more effective to showcase a fit vegan body when the person isn’t wearing much. There’s a lot of competition for consumers’ attention, so as a charity, we have to be creative and provocative in order to stay as visible as the cruel industries that we fight.”

They’re hot, creative and are only asking people to spay and neuter their pets or stop eating Big Macs.

How harmless can a full PETA be, and should some people in America stop complaining about it?

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Paul McCartney‘s Meat Free Monday campaign has just gone high tech.

The campaign that encourages eating less meat to save the environment is now being promoted as a series of mobile phone applications that allows users to read articles and essays written by Sir McCartney.

Not that Paul himself would prefer it that way.

“I’m not really techie at all and never have been,” McCartney told Today Program presenter Sarah Montague, according to BBC, adding that he still likes reading regular books.

Still, so much of our communication and information gathering is done electronically, so this is a great way to get the message out and save paper.

You’ve got your meatless education from McCartney on one application, and the VegOut application which tells you where to find the restaurant that serves lentil soup.

McCartney said idea for his Meat Free Monday campaign came after, “the UN saying that livestock is a bigger demon to global warning than the whole of the transport industry put together. This wasn’t coming from a vegetarian society but the UN.”

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Gwyneth Paltrow has given her Goop readers some details about how she got into shape for her latest role as Pepper Pots in Iron Man 2.

Besides the exercises shown in the video below that resemble some sort of dog relieving himself on the fire hydrant, Gwneth’s routine included some vegan wraps smothered in nut butter and kale juice!

Breakfasts consisted of almond milk with fruit, and lunches often had Gwyneth consuming tortilla wraps with almond butter and dates or avocado, tomato, cucumbers and jicama slivers.

Huh?

Jicama is a sweet root plant that resembles a turnip.

It’s cultivated in South America and very popular in Mexican cuisines.

Head on over to Goop to get the wrap recipes.

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Vegetarian Prop bets are all the range among poker players these days, but Tom Dwan won’t make any money off Prahlad Friedman or Daniel Negreanu.

These guys don’t need a million dollars to change their diets.

Between the two vegan poker players, who would you rather…

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Escape From The Slaughterhouse

Humans who score high in the game by Mikael Romlin would likely find themselves at a sanctuary if the tables were turned and people were factory farmed.

According to PETA’s blog, besides saving yourself, you’re also searching cages at various levels to set your friends free in The Escape From The Slaughterhouse.

Watch out for the butchers and the meat grinders along the way.

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Livia Stone

Livia Stone is the First Lady of Twitter.

That’s right, she’s married to Biz Stone, co-founder of telling it like it is in 140 characters or less.

Like Biz, Livia shuns meat and is also an animal activist.

Vegansaurus got a chance to talk with her to find out how this 10 year vegan got involved with the vegetarian/animal rights scene.

Why she went VEG:
“Initially I went veg because I realized I didn’t need to kill or exploit animals to live, but as I learned more—especially about the environmental impact of animal agriculture—I can’t believe anyone who is interested in going “green” doesn’t give up or at least reduce the amount of animal products they consume.”

And that picture of the cheesy lasagna that made us thing Biz wasn’t really vegan? Completely dairy free!
“Since I’ve discovered Daiya cheese I’ve been making a mean mac ‘n cheese casserole but generally I’m big on making soups from scratch, especially heirloom tomato soup. For bakesales, just about anything from my cupcake cookbook. The carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting recipe is amazing!”

Read the entire interview at Vegansaurus.

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Hall of fame broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers baseball team, Ernie Harwell, has passed at the age of 91.

According to the Windsor Star, Harwell ate a mostly vegetarian diet, but would indulge in the occasional lamb at a Greek restaurant in Detroit.

Argh!

Out of all the occasional meat meals, baby animals has to be the worst!

Thoughts go out to Harwell’s family and friends.

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