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The royal wedding of the year, decade and possibly the century is scheduled to take place this Friday, April 29. That’s the day Prince William and Kate Middleton are scheduled to exchange vows, taking Britain’s most eligible bachelor officially off the market.

Several members of the Royal Family have become known for their charitable and sustainable initiatives and Prince William and Catherine will more than likely follow this lead. PETA India has already petitioned the couple to begin their marriage in an animal-friendly manner, by sending them wedding garments crafted from animal-free silk.

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Jane Velez-Mitchell On E6 Cattle Investigation (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 25th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Journalists, TV Hosts, Videos.

Jane Velez-Mitchell recently featured a segment on Headline News about the discovery of animal cruelty on the E6 Cattle company farm in Texas.

Nathan Runkle, founder of Mercy For Animals, the organization which performed the undercover investigation, is a guest.

“The reality is that this facility had no animal welfare policy or training and there is a complete lack of oversight,” Runkle said.

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Michael Vick Speaks Out On “Dog Wars” Android App

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 25th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Athletes-Games-Sports, Tech.

Michael Vick has issued a statement on the new Android app “Dog Wars” that enables users to pit their dogs against others’ in fighting competition.

“I’ve come to learn the hard way that dogfighting is a dead-end street,” Vick said. “Now, I am on the right side of this issue, and I think it’s important to send the smart message to kids, and not glorify this form of animal cruelty, even in an Android app.”

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When Josh Radnor wants something to eat in San Francisco, he can always count on some good friends to fill him up with food that’s wholesome, delicious and vegan.

Of course, he’s gotta pay these friends, because they run a chain of vegan restaurants in the Bay area called Cafe Gratitude.

“I go to San Francisco a few times a year,” Radnor said. “I have very great friends there. Some of my very dear friends own a bunch of cafes there that just now opened in LA called Cafe Gratitude.”

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Ricky Gervais Finally Eats Vegetables Before 50th Birthday

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 25th, 2011 in Actors, Comedians, Food & Drink, Recipes.

Parents, if you’re having trouble getting your kids to each their fruits and vegetables, don’t fret. They will come around someday. Even if that day comes when they’re almost 50.

Ricky Gervais, who admits he’s not comfortable eating meat as much now that he knows about the conditions animals on farms endure, has finally started eating vegetables.

He’s 49.

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Lauren Bush Says Traveling Not Always Vegetarian Friendly

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 25th, 2011 in Fashion, Food & Drink, Restaurants, Travel.

In 2007, Lauren Bush launched FEED Projects, a program that works with the UN World Food Program to feed hungry people. Since then, her eco-friendly and fashionable totes displaying the signature FEED logo have fed thousands all over the world, including the United States and most recently, victims of the Japan tsunami and earthquake.

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Are you looking at American’s Next Great Restaurant owner?

We sure hope so!

Sudhir Kandula has made it to the top 3 finalists in the reality cooking show where one chef will be able to run his own restaurant invested by celebrity chefs Curtis Stone, Lorena Garcia and Bobby Flay, with several locations in key cities in the United States.

Kandula is the guy who wants to make vegetarian Indian food mainstream. And now there’s a pretty darn good chance he will.

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Meatless Mouthful–Howard Lyman Winning War On Meat

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 25th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

“And I’m winning. When’s the last time you heard someone who said, ‘Boy, am I eating more red meat’? You can go to any truck stop in America and tell them you want vegan and they’ll know what you’re talking about. They used to jump back like it was a communicable disease.”

Howard Lyman, former 4th generation cattle rancher and author of Mad Cowboy, during  a speech given for Earth Day. Lyman adopted a vegan diet for health reasons and is now an animal welfare activist who travels around the country, talking about his background while promoting a vegan diet.

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