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Katherine Heigl and Foundation Team With Last Chance For Animals

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 in Actresses, Animal Issues.

Katherine Heigl Attends The 13th Annual ASPCA Bergh Ball In NYC!

The Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, founded by Nancy and Katherine Heigl, has teamed up with Last Chance For Animals to offer rewards for abuse cases investigated by LCA.

Like the case of a pit bull found bound by his legs and mouth last month.

England, the pit bull, was released into the care of LCA after receiving medical treatment.

“We will do everything possible to find the person or persons responsible and make sure they are made accountable and punished to the full extent of the law for their actions,” Katherine Heigl stated, according to the LA Independent.

Katherine was recently honored by the ASPCA for her work with animal rights.

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Bubbles, The Chimpanzee

Animal Planet will air a documentary on the late Michael Jackson and his pet chimpanzee, Bubbles.

Michael Jackson and Bubbles the Chimp is scheduled to air on Tuesday, June 22 at 9/10C, a date very close to last year’s death of the pop star.

According to The Futon Critic, the film will provide unseen footage of Jackson and the chimp, “revealed through those who witnessed their relationship.”

As Bubbles grew older, he became aggressive and Michael was forced to give him up.

Bubbles now lives in a Florida sanctuary, the Center for Great Apes.

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The Offspring Perform At The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

If your favorite item was taken off the menu at a restaurant, why not stage a peaceful protest?

Or at least talk to the manager about bringing it back.

Alkaline Trio started its band in the Chicago area, so Matt Skiba was well acquainted with vegetarian and mostly vegan restaurant on Halsted, The Chicago Diner.

Skiba loved the Vegan Caesar Salad so much, when it disappeared from the menu, he requested it be put back on there.

Skiba told VegNews, “Chicago Diner is amazing. I love that place. I’ve been eating there since I can remember. Two years ago they took my favorite thing off the menu. Initially it was called the Seitanic Caesar Salad, this vegan Caesar salad that was absolutely killer. Then they changed the name of it-they have funky, fun names for a lot of dishes-and then, I don’t know why they did it, but they took it off the menu and I was so bummed about it that I went in and complained. I was nice about it and they obviously make great food aside from that salad, but I politely protested and said that they should put it back on the menu. And they did! About two weeks ago I got a phone call from a friend of mine saying that they put the Caesar back on the menu.”

From the looks of the current Spring/Summer offerings, the Vegan Caesar Chicken Salad still has a place at the diner.

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Amy Smart Helps LA Students Grow Vegetables In School Garden

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 in Actresses, Children, Gardening.

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Amy Smart currently serves as chair of the Environmental Media Association’s Young Hollywood Board, where she recently had the chance to influence youth by starting several gardens at inner city schools in Los Angeles.

“We have 10 gardens in low-income schools all over the city,” Smart said, according to MNN. “We’re trying to build more and raise awareness and give kids the opportunity to learn about nature.”

Smart is also growing her own organic vegetables at home, which include kale, Swiss Chard, carrots, tomatoes, squash and sweet corn.

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Mary McCartney Joins Support For St. Ann’s Well Cafe

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 in Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

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More celebrities are speaking in favor of the St. Ann’s Well Cafe located in Malvern, Worcestershire, England that faces closure.

The Malvern Hill Conservators have announced they will not be renewing the lease to the owner and plan to turn the spot into a tourist hub.

An online petition has gathered over 1,800 signatures and a Facebook group has over 6,500 members.

Photographer and member of the famous McCartney family, Mary McCartney, wrote, “This sounds like a wonderful cafe with vegetarian theme at its heart which is a extremely important issue for myself for personal and environmental issue.”

Martin Shaw, who also signed the petiton, wrote, “I’ve used the cafe, and as a vegetarian it was a lifeline for me – please reconsider this decision, which if carried out will deprive so many of us who need and enjoy healthy and ethical food.”

The online petition can be found at Go Petition.

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Jose Andres “60 Minutes” With Anderson Cooper Reveals Meat Is Boring

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 in Chefs, Food & Drink.

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Jose Andres is not a breast man.

In fact, given the choice between a good chicken bosom and pineapple, he’d choose the fruit.

Anderson Cooper recently profiled Andres on 60 Minutes, where Andres revealed vegetables turn him on and meat is boring.

After all the erotic food talk, Cooper admitted even he was getting turned on.

“Come on, think about it for a second, okay?” Andres said. “Let’s compare a chicken breast, the best chicken breast from the best farm with a beautiful pineapple. Cut the pineapple, already the aromas are inundating the entire kitchen. Acidity. Sour after notes, touches of passion fruit.”

“Well, meat to me, it’s slightly boring. Hold on, I love meat too but only once in a while. You get a piece of meat and you put it in your mouth, you chew, the first five seconds, all the juices flow around your mouth, they’re gone, and then you are 20 more seconds chewing something that is tasteless at this point. Something like this doesn’t happen with a pineapple, an asparagus, or a green pea.”

Andres owns eight restaurants in the United States and is known for his exploration of molecular gastronomy, the physical and chemicals experiences that occur during cooking.

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Katie Cleary “Iron Man 2” Star Gives Good Deal To Rescue Animals

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 in Actresses, Animal Issues.

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Katie Cleary is a Chicago raised, former “Deal or No Deal” model who went on to snag spots in “Entourage,” “CSI: NY” and her latest film, Iron Man 2.

When you’re a contestant on Deal or No Deal with two cases left and they’re both worth under $5, you’ve made a bad deal turning down $100,000 two commercials ago.

Cleary thinks getting a dog from a puppy mill is a really bad deal, and she told Bleacher Report about more of her activism, which includes volunteering at the Shambala Preserve for big cats ran by actress Tippi Hedren.

“I was the award presenter three years in a row for the Genesis Awards to support animals causes in the media. I recently showed my support for various causes by protesting with some of the crew from the TV Show “Whale Wars” and got the restaurant “The Hump” shut down because they were illegally serving whale meat and turtle blood. Really disgusting people! I have also protested against most of the pet stores in LA that buy their puppies from puppy-mills where the dogs are sick and malnourished. This will soon be illegal and myself and a bunch of volunteers fight to educate the owners to go humane or shut down in our “Adopt – don’t buy” campaigns.”

Cleary runs her own amateur sanctuary at home, with two rescue dogs, two rescue cats, one rescue parrot and three rescue turtles!

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Medal Ceremony - Day 3

Four time Olympic Medalist Kristina Groves will open the largest trade show in Western Canada for natural and organic products, Expo West, on May 15.

Hain Celestial Canada will sponsor Groves’ appearance, where she will sign autographs at the Hain Celestial Booth.

Expo West will give natural health retailers the opportunity to explore the latest in natural health, beauty, pet supplies and other products.

“We are so proud of Kristina and her Olympic accomplishments,” said Beena Goldenberg, President, Hain Celestial Canada, who cites Groves is a consumer of natural and organic foods and a proponent of green living.

“Hain Celestial is so fortunate to be associated with Kristina.”

Hain Celestial produces brands vegetarians may be quite familiar with, such as Yves Veggie Cuisines, Garden of Eatin’ and MaraNatha.

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