Vegetarian Star

John Robbins, best selling author and vegan activist who turned down the opportunity to run the family’s Baskin-Robbins ice cream business to campaign against consuming animal products, will host the San Francisco premier of Bold Native, a fiction film about animal rights group Animal Liberation Front.

The premier will take place this Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Red Vic Movie House in San Francisco. The San Francisco Examiner caught up with Robbins to get a few words on the film and his vegan beliefs.

SF Examiner: Why do you want to spread the film’s message?
John Robbins: Ninety-nine percent of the meat that’s eaten in this country comes from inhumane production. Good people who love their dogs or cats and who care about the world are unknowingly eating meat from systems that really are profoundly incompatible with their caring. It’s painful to confront that disconnect but unless we confront it, we can’t do anything about it

More at San Francisco Examiner.

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Pamela Anderson is not taking a break from activism while having fun in the reality TV show “Bigg Boss 4,” that’s being filmed in India. The actress has written to the Prime Minster, Manmohan Singh, asking that he ban leather products.

“I am calling on person in India and throughout the world to join me in rejecting all leather products in order to help put an end to animal suffering,” Anderson wrote. “I am asking every individual never to buy leather shoes, bags, jackets, belts or anything else made of animal skin.”

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Mike Tyson has announced he’s interested in starting a brand of kosher foods.

According to the New York Post, Tyson has been in talks with Moshe Malamud of the Franklin Mint about his business plans. The two met at Malamud’s favorite kosher eatery, Solo, on New York’s Madison Avenue, while Tyson dined on mushroom soup and mixed vegetables. A representative for Solo said the two discussed the concept and a potential name, but nothing is finalized.

Tyson has been making headlines in the news for his switch to a completely vegan diet. Is it possible for him to combine his two interests in one eatery? Of course! At chabad.org, Rabbi Eliezer Posner writes, “A vegan restaurant would not have a hard time getting kosher certification…It is certainly much easier for a vegan eatery to receive and maintain kosher certification. If your neighborhood has a kosher consumer base, perhaps ask the restaurant management to consider this not-so-difficult option which could increase its clientele.”

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[picappgallerysingle id=”9790928″]So former NFL player Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson are engaged, with an expected wedding date by the end of the year. Terrific! More importantly, however, is the expected date that Eric will open his chain of vegan fast food restaurants!

From E! Online:

“His new one is a plan to start a fast-food vegan restaurant in L.A. and eventually expand them across the country,” says a pal of the couple. “Jessica’s supportive of everything he wants to do, so she’s into it.”

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The Cleveland Show chose to make fun of vegans during an episode where Cleveland and some friends have a backyard barbecue. The character who Seth McFarlane created a spin-off episode from “Family Guy” from encounters a stereotypical new-age, hippie vegan offering grilled fake meat.

“Alright, not-dogs and sham-burgers are ready,” the man announces while handing Cleveland a sandwich. “Hey, bro, you want some fakon on that?”

Cleveland slams the man’s hand on the grill and says, “Smell that? That’s meat burning” and gets the vegan to say “That smells so good.”

Although Thanksgiving and winter time aren’t usually the times for barbecue, if you’re planning to throw one or attend one for mixed eaters, it can successfully be done without anyone suffering from 1st degree burns.

First, you can check out some suggested grilled vegetables and salad recipes from Laist.

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When Olivia Munn was having trouble with a “bitch,” she sought the advice of none other than dog expert Cesar Millan.

It wasn’t that Munn was in need of purchasing dog training classes or lessons in become the leader of the pack, she was just irate at the female animal activist sitting next to her who just wants to get rid of puppy mills.

Milan quickly gives Munn a lesson in behavior and viewers a lesson on how they should view puppy mills if they love dogs.

“Puppy Mills reflect the wrong way in America,” Millan begins. “If America is going to call itself a dog lover country, we must treat dogs humanely.”

DoSomething.org lists 11 facts about puppy mills. Most Americans would agree that housing dogs in crowded and unsantitary conditions that pave the way for illness and infection is no humane way to treat a dog. According to Do Something, “The average puppy mill has between 65 and 75 animals housed in hutch-style cages with wire floors. The waste drops to the ground below and accumulates beneath the cage where flies and other gross things fester.”

Ruff! Get ’em Cesar.

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Kimora Lee Simmons was the object of ire when animal rights group Action for Planet questioned why her ex-clothing line, Baby Phat, was selling fur. However, after a series of Tweets, Simmons revealed that she is no longer with Baby Phat and when she was, it was a completely fur-free company.

“I am no longer w tht company! During my tenure, we were fur free! its beyond me now.?—> RT @actionforplanet: @OfficialKimora u claim 2 b an animal lover yet u use rabbit fur n ur fashion line babyphat. Hw do u explain this hypocrisy?”

For what it’s worth, some items on Baby Phat’s website are listed as faux fur.

If you hate an industry that hurts animals in the name of fashion, what are some steps you can take to make a difference? The Humane Society of the United Steps has listed a few ideas, starting with reviewing the comprehensive list of fur-free retailers.

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Curry Tofu Egg-Less Salad

The staples of a vegan egg salad are easy to get down. Tofu, some vegan mayonnaise and a spice for that yellow coloring eggs give, like turmeric or curry.

Kim Barnouin, who prefers Nasoya vegan mayonnaise, chose to put curry in this vegan egg salad recipe she created that’s found in her new cookbook, “Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook.” Curry, she notes on her blog, is known for its anti-inflammatory properties. This has been shown in both research and anecdotally. One doctored recalled that when his patients vacationed in India and ate the curry-rich dishes popular in the region, their arthritic pain decreased.

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