Vegetarian Star

The Canadian Prime Minister loves his cats!

When asked by a Canadian resident to discuss his four-legged family members, Stephen Harper responded in a letter that gave great details about each feline’s personality.

“Stanley is a grey tabby and is two years old. Gypsy is the wise old cat of the house and is almost nine,” Harper wrote in a letter that was posted to the social sharing site Reddit.com.

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Ricky Martin has spent the last couple of months living the vida vegetarian and PETA has decided to sponsor a rescue chicken after him in his honor.

The chicken is named Olivia, and she spends her days at the Kindred Spirits Sanctuary in Florida “taking dust baths, roosting in trees and relaxing in the sun.”

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Rory Freedman will be one of three judges in an essay contest for young adults sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States.

Students 13 years of age or older and enrolled in high school (grades 9-12), a two-year or four-year college or a post-secondary trade or vocational school are invited to participate by composing a 500-800 word essay on why Meatless Mondays is good for humans, animals and the environment.

Over 2,500 educational and health institutions are participating in the once a week holiday that encourages Americans to take meat off their plates.

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Russ Irwin has been a backup vocalist and keyboardist for the rock group Aerosmith for years.

Irvin has eaten vegan for the past year and a half and has taken the time to record a pro-vegetarian ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

“First thing that happen when I made the switch–I lost a lot of weight,” Irwin says in the video.

“I just felt lighter. I felt healthier. I felt better.”

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Miranda Lambert recently rescued a dog from an Oklahoma highway.

The country music singer was driving on the west side of Tishomingo on Highway 22 when she spotted the animal.

“He was in the middle of the hwy with his food bowl and bed… If it wasn’t an accident someone is really sick,” Lambert wrote in addition to posting a picture of the two of them on Instagram. “I guess the pup is mine till I find him a little boy somewhere to [love] him.”

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“As an expectant mother, I was particularly heartbroken to see photos of ailing mother rats with open wounds on their bodies who stood guard protectively over their dead or dying babies in the filthy plastic tubs that they were confined to without access to adequate food, water, or even moderately fresh air to breathe… Justice must be served for the unspeakable suffering endured by countless animals at GCB.”

—Jenna Dewan Tatum, on the results investigators uncovered about abuse of reptiles and rats at Global Captive Breeders LLC (GCB). Thousands have signed the petition urging Riverside County, California, District Attorney Paul Zellerbach to file felony cruelty charges against those responsible at the pet store.

Photo: Peabody Awards/Creative Commons

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Renee Olstead has a new ad with PETA2 that encourages people to take fish off their plates.

Standing next to mascot Tiffany Tuna, the Secret Life of the American Teenager actress stars in the ad that reads, “Fish Are Friends, Not Food.”

“Stand up for all animals and go vegan today,” the ad continues.

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Pamela Anderson wants UK store Fortnum & Mason to remove foie gras from its shelves.

The vegetarian and pro-animal actress said:

“I am pretty tough, but watching this disgusting process [in a video] brought me to tears. My ice skating may not have won a popularity contest in Britain, but I love the U.K. and its reputation as a nation that opposes cruelty to animals.”

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