Vegetarian Star

Just because you aren’t a druggie, doesn’t mean you won’t test positive. It’s all about association and the cows you lock lips with could bring you down.

Alberto Contador, a three-time Tour de France winner, was recently cleared of doping allegations.

Contador had always maintained he didn’t ingest the performance enhancing drug Clenbuterol. And there’s strong evidence the burgers and steak he ate could have been the source.

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As an anchor of the popular HLN show Issues, Jane Velez-Mitchell is required to maintain style.

Good thing no one ever sees her feet while she’s on television.

Jane’s interview with Media Bistro reveals she once left the house with two different kinds of shoes on.

But at least they were animal-free.

“No matter how many stupid things I say here, I know I’m a winner because at the end of the day I haven’t killed anything to get through this day,” Jane says.

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Edward Norton is supporting a bill introduced to the California State Assembly by members Paul Fong and Jared Huffman that would ban the sale of shark fins in California.

Norton has been active with WildAid, a group that’s been tracking the shark fin trade for years and is trying to reduce the demand for shark fins internationally.

“As a life-long diver, I have seen the depletion of sharks caused by the shark fin trade first-hand all over the world from Indonesia to the Galapagos Islands,” Norton said. “The Fong/Huffman bill is a vital step towards reducing demand and protecting these important animals and has my full support.”

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Dusty the burglar has a habit of wandering into the night and coming home with items that don’t belong to him. It doesn’t matter what kind of security you invest in, any thief that measures about 45 centimeters in length will find a way to get in and get your things.

Although Dusty the cat steals many items from his neighbors in San Mateo, California, he especially has a fetish for swimsuits hanging out to dry.

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Japan has suspended whaling in the Antarctic until further notice due to the extensive actions performed by anti-whaling activists, Sea Shepherd.

Sea Shepherd sails the seas where whalers hunt and uses tactics such as throwing rancid butter on the whaling ships in an attempt to slow down and stop whaling. These protests are the basis for the popular Animal Planet show, Whale Wars.

The hunt was halted on February 10th, but this isn’t the first year Sea Shepherd has thwarted the performance of whalers.

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"Meat is for Pussies" John Joseph

“Really the thing is to understand that this lifestyle is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. You want to make the changes that you will stay with your whole life. You know, go to the Red Bamboos out there that give you the types of food where it’s transitioning you away from the meat and dairy. If you try to go from eating meat to straight up raw food you’re not gonna last. So little by little just phase out the poisonous foods and replace them with healthy substitutes.”

–John Jospeh, author of Meat Is For Pussies, on how a new vegetarian or vegan can make the transition.

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In his latest series of columns about sustainable food and food politics, author Mark Bittman is challenging the notion that GMO foods should not be labeled as such because they are no different from regular food.

Recently, the US Department of Agriculture has approved several GMOs, including alfalfa, corn and sugar beets. And it may not be long before steroid fish, otherwise known as genetically modified salmon, hits the stores too.

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The Tell-Tale Heart of a museum that’s had its budget cut may be open to a pro-vegetarian group advertising veganism in exchange for funding.

PETA has offered to help the Baltimore city-owned Edgar Allan Poe Museum with its operating costs in exchange for placing a sign promoting veganism in the building that reads, “The Tell-Tale Heart of a Meat-Eater. Don’t be Haunted by Bad Health: Go Vegan. PETA.”

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