Vegetarian Star

Bif Naked is supporting a bill introduced in Canada by Winnipeg MP Anita Neville that would ban the import of dog and cat fur into the country.

In an open letter on behalf of Fur-Bearer Defenders, Naked wrote, “I am concerned about the domestic cat and dog fur trade that is happening overseas, and I support legislation to ban the import and sale of these products. I am writing this letter to show my support for Bill-C439.”

Approximately 4,000 people have already signed a postcard campaign backing the bill. The problem may not be that so many Canadians support this fur trade, but that they’re unaware it’s happening.

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Two entrepreneurs are feeling the heat from police in Russia and people around the world after they forced a donkey to parasail, thinking this stunt would attract visitors to their private beach.

An investigation is ongoing and the two could face up to 2 years in jail for animal cruelty. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time humans have used animals in an atrocious way to get attention.

Same sex marriage is a hot topic, but have you heard about monkey marriage?

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Alex Reid and wife Katie Price are the proud parents of a baby pig that was given to them as their recent wedding blessing.

Bingle has won Alex over so much, he’s thinking of going vegetarian because he feels guilty looking at Bingle and then eating a B.L.T.

“I am very attached to Bingle and have even given up eating pork because it was making me feel so guilty.”

“I might even go the whole hog and turn vegetarian. Ha ha!”

“Bingle has made me appreciate pigs more – they are so intelligent.”

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Jada Pinkett Smith has already hinted she’d like to be an animal activist. When she bought a boa constrictor as a pet, she regretted it, after realizing it would be caged for most of its life.

Recently Jada told People Pets she rescued a dog in Beijing. The chow-husky mix is named “Beijing Black,” which means “Little Brave” in Chinese and he adds to the family’s already rescued canine family of 2 huskies, a shepherd mix and a pit bull mix.

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Bob Harper will kick off Farm Sanctuary’s 2010 Walk For Animals, an event meant to raise money for one of the nation’s leading farm animal protection agencies that rescues farm animals and educates the public on the conditions these animals endure in factory farms.

Since vegetarian Harper is one of the fitness gurus behind the popular weight loss reality TV show, The Biggest Loser, it’s only fitting he would put his face behind a campaign to keep both people and animals healthy.

“Getting and staying physically fit is a lot easier when you have a powerful motivation, and I can’t think of a better reason to get moving this fall than to raise vital funds and awareness for farm animals,” said Harper.

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Pamela Anderson "All Animals Have The Same Parts" PETA

“In a city that is known for its exotic dancing and for being progressive and edgy, how sad that a woman would be banned from using her own body in a political protest over the suffering of cows and chickens.”

—Pamela Anderson, in a statement responding to Montreal’s decision to deny her permission to unveil her new ad, “All Animals Have the Same Parts,” at a city sanctioned location, claiming it was sexist. Anderson unveiled it instead at a news conference for the Just For Laughs festival.

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Alicia Silverstone and her husband keep vegetarian in the entire family–including the couple’s dogs!

Silverstone recently took to her blog, The Kind Life, to discuss the dogs’ meatless diets and share her recommendations for canine food.

She feeds her pups the Canine Health Line from Dr. Harvey’s brand of dog food. Canine Health Line offers a mix of human grade organic grains, vegetables and herbs with absolutely no animal products. It functions as sort of a doggie “Hamburger Helper,” as you add your own protein to the mix, such as lentils, and cook it.

Silverstone recommends about adding extra supplements to the mix, though.

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Farm Rescue

Games involving vegetarian or animal issues make you feel less bad about sitting on the couch all the day long playing them.

Farm Rescue, a new application on Facebook designed by activist Mark Middleton (who’s created similarly themed tech projects like a USA animal slaughter rate widget) allows users to rescue virtual hens from battery cages while educating family and friends on the inhumane conditions these birds must endure in real life.

Mercy for Animals had the opportunity to interview Middleton. A few highlights:

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