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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, March 1st, 2013 in Birthdays, Female Singers.

Kesha

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.

Photo: Peter Neill/Creative Commons

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Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis has teamed up with The Body Shop to promote an end to animal tested cosmetics and put her name behind a line of limited edition makeup and fragrance collection with the brand.

“I’m passionate about beauty and I’m all about animal rights,” Lewis said. “As a result, I’m really conscious of where the products that I use come from. The Body Shop sells cruelty free, ethical products containing amazing Community Fair Trade ingredients. The collaboration is a natural fit!”

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“Duck Dynasty” Creates Carrot Call For Vegetarians (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Videos.

Morrissey cancelled his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live because he was opposed to the late night host inviting members from the series Duck Dynasty, a show about a group of people who sell duck hunting tools.

In response, the duck hunters have humorously created a set of hunting tools for vegetarians, Carrot Call and Broccoli Trap.

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Meatless Mouthful–David Duchovny Will Work For Tofu

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 in Actors, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

David Duchovny

“Well I grew up there so I got a million “only in New York” stories, but … right now I’m a big Candle Cafe guy. My daughter’s gone vegan recently and we like Candle Cafe, on the East and West side. So maybe I’ll get a free piece of tofu out of that plug.”

David Duchovny, in Gothamist, explaining that although he’s a multimillionaire actor, he’s not above doing a gig for a free piece of soy.

Photo: David Shankbone/Creative Commons

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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, February 28th, 2013 in Actresses, Birthdays.

Bernadette Peters

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.

Photo: PR Photos

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Billy Corgan Walter E. Smithe Ad Benefits PAWS Chicago (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 in Animal Issues, Male Musicians, Male Singers, Videos.

Billy Corgan‘s commercial debut promotes a local company in his hometown and benefits an animal welfare organization.

“I can honestly say that if it had been anybody else in the country outside of Chicago … I probably wouldn’t have done it,” Corgan said, according to the Chicago Tribune.

“(And because) the commercial’s obviously very focused on the Chicago market,” added Corgan of the combined advertisement for his wrestling company Reinaissance Pro and Walter E. Smithe furniture.

The furniture company donated $50,000 to PAWS Chicago–the city’s largest no-kill animal organziation– in exchange for Corgan’s participation.

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Kyle Chandler Daughter Sawyer Lobby For Sharks In Texas

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 in Actors, Animal Issues.

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler, star of the hit television series Friday Night Lights, will be joining his adolescent daughter Sawyer to educate lawmakers in Texas on the cruelty of shark finning.

Chandler is scheduled to address legislatures on Humane Lobby Day on March 14.

He and Sawyer back H.B.852/S.B. 572, which intends to “prohibit the sale, trade, purchase and transportation of shark fins in Texas.”

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“CBS This Morning” Features Dr. Neal Barnard (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, Videos.

Dr. Neal Barnard was a guest on CBS This Morning.

Dr. Barnard discussed the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on millions of Americans and what can be done to prevent it.

“There’s nothing more frightening than losing your memory and your connections. Most people have thought, well, it’s just part of aging and I’m going to spend the last 5 or 10 years of my life not knowing anybody,” said Dr. Barnard.

“The beautiful news is we now know what seems to be triggering that so that we can avoid it.”

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