Vegetarian Star

“I KNEW sucking a cow’s udder was a weird thing for a human to do.”

—James Van Der Beek, in a Tweet linking to an article titled “Got Proof? Lack of Evidence for Milk’s Benefits” by Dr. Mark Human.

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Ryan Gosling has written an article in The Globe and Mail that examines why Canada’s National Farm Animal Care Council, the group that regulates the agricultural system and sets farmed animal standards in Canada, should eliminate gestation crates for pigs on farms.

The actor has previously spoken out on other animal welfare issues, such as dehorning dairy calves.

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Kate Middleton has received an animal-friendly gift from People from the Ethical Treatment of Animals just days before her expected due date.

The group sent her a faux sheepskin blanket as a baby shower gift and explained in a note that while regular sheepskin blankets given to babies involve animal cruelty, their faux blanket and toy keeps both babies and animals happy.

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Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary is hosting its seventh annual July Jamboree on Saturday, July 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This year’s event offers a lineup of amazing performers and other artists, as well as an impressive menu for food.

Listen to music from rockers Tracy Bonham, Uncle Rock and Seth Davis and say hello to the authors of Betty Goes Vegan, a book that veganized several hundred classic Betty Crocker recipes.

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David Backes, captain of the St. Louis Blues, and his wife Kelly celebrated their fifth anniversary by visiting the nation’s largest no-kill animal shelter, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.

The visit seemed perfect for the couple that is very active in animal rescue and animal welfare in their home in Missouri.

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Christie Brinkley has been honored with the 2013 Pet Hero Award from the Pet Philanthropy Circle, an organization with a mission to “save and enhance the quality of animal lives by promoting greater public awareness of their welfare and the causes that protect them.”

Pet Philanthropy Circle cited numerous reasons for Brinkley being deserving of such an award, including the diet she has chosen to for most of her life.

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Seaworld has been slapped with a $38,500 fine from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for repeatedly violating a court order the disallows contact between trainers and the orcas.

Evidence was collected during a follow-up investigation that involved photographs and TV footage of trainers hugging and kissing orcas without a protective barrier, a requirement per OSHA ruling.

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Cornelia Guest has posed in a new ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that is asking everyone to say “neigh” to horse-drawn carriages.

Guest unveiled the ad during a stop on the tour of PETA President Ingrid Newkirk‘s lecture series that is appropriately titled, “The Naked Truth.”

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