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Taking a little break from regular celebrity gossip to bring you fantastic news.

Bank of America Credit Cards has teamed up with the Humane Society of the United States to offer a unique HSUS credit card!

Not only can you carry cute kitty in your wallet, but every time you whip out this Platinum Plus no annual fee Visa, Bank of America will donate $.25 to every $100 dollars you spend.

Credit cards may have a bad reputation for high interest rates, fees, and rapidly changing policies, but let’s face it-we all need them from time to time.

Why not help an animal in need the next time you choose monetary “plastic” instead of paper (cash).

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There’s nothing worse than cruising in your ship in the ocean, hair blowing in the wind and trying to impress the eco ladies, when you get pulled over by the PoPo…For a ridiculous 30 year warrant!

Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson and Whale Wars star was arrested in Portugal while attending the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Conference for a 1980 ramming by the Sea Shepherd of the pirate whaling ship the Sierra.

However, since the warrant actually expired in 2008, Watson was released shortly.

Also recently, vegetarian actress Daryl Hannah, who joined the Whale Wars crew this season, was also arrested, but it had nothing to do with whales.

She and 31 people, including NASA climate scientist James Hansen and former U.S. Rep. Ken Hechler, were arrested during a display of civil disobedience at a mountaintop removal protest in West Virginia.

The video above shows Hannah in the action.

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Tennis legend John McEnroe has recorded a PSA advocating spaying and neutering animals.

McEnroe was known for his temper tantrums and other failed attempts at anger management on the court, and the video humorously plays on that.

McEnroe meets a man at the vet who wonders what he’s doing there. After informing the man he’s there to get his dog fixed, the man says he could never do that to his dog, which prompts McEnroe to give a tirade about how spaying and neutering is best for lowering the number of animals euthanized in shelters and even…gasp…helps with your pet’s temper.

Although John got some good points in about spaying and neutering, he failed to clarify what the guy meant: He was only talking about John’s poor choice of outfit for his dog!

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Eddie Lama was a construction worker from New York who couldn’t have cared 2 cents about animals.

Then, he met a cat and fell in love.

Now, he’s a passionate advocate for animals and his story can be seen in The Witness, an award winning documentary that will air this Sunday, June 28 at 10 pm and July 26 at 8 pm on various Florida television stations, including WEDU+ Channel 3.4, Comcast Channel 203, Verizon Fios Channel 476, and Bright House Channel 605.

Vegan and animal rights activist Alicia Silverstone said, “Eddie’s story is about changing your life, taking a stand for those who can’t and being true to what is right—whether it’s on behalf of animals or any other cause. It’s a call to all of us to do something, to make a difference. In a cynical world, that is something we can’t be reminded of enough.”

via Tampa Vegan Examiner

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Author Rory Freedman said she admires Emily Deschanel, saying, “Her life is busy, her schedule’s busy but she always, always, always makes time for the animals.”

Emily is keeping up that reputation and has written to California congressman Rep. Henry Waxman urging him to cosponsor the Town-Reichart Great Ape Protection Act, which would phase out “invasive scientific research” on chimpanzees and release federally owned apes to chimpanzee sanctuaries.

The number of apes that would be released to sanctuaries is around 500.

Emily writes, “The Great Ape Protection Act is the best chance we have to ease their pain and suffering.”

“They could form bonds with other chimpanzees, bask in the sunlight, and feel the grass and the earth. That’s the least we can do for chimpanzees, our species’ closest living relatives.”

Read Emily’s entire act at usnews.com.

via Ecorazzi.com

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Andy Dick dressed as Ronald McDonald in a PETA protest against McDonald’s in Chicago recently.

PETA wants the company to stop its archaic method of killing chickens, which PETA says is done by electric immobilization.

There is a more humane way to kill, called Controlled-Atmosphere Killing, which involves cutting off the animal’s oxygen supply, causing them to lose consciousness with little to no pain.

“McCruelty, I’m Hatin’ It!” shouted Andy and the other protesters.

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Satirical news stories are hilarious.

But one particular document by The Onion highlights the serious issue of racing and entertainment animals that are put to sleep after an injury.

Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson gets put to sleep after a leg injury. It was a difficult decision for her parents and tough on her fans, but she just wouldn’t be competitive anymore and it had to be done.

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Ingrid Newkirk’s story proves even the most carnivorous human can change.

The president and co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has recently revealed she didn’t always care for animals-unless they were on her back or plate.

In her new book, The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights, Newkirk writes, “There was nothing I loved more than my fur jacket. In my 20s, I was eating my way through the animal kingdom, and what I didn’t eat I wore.”

Wow. PETA queen was the queen of pork and mink?

Who would’ve thought?

via nypost.com

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