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Steve-O has known for some time that animals don’t belong on his plate.

But the actor recently opened up to US Magazine on how his pets have helped him overcome a serious addiction.

He credits his two rescue dogs, Walter and Bernie, for helping him get sober.

“You know, the way I feel about it, and it might sound a little weird as far as comparisons go, but getting a dog reminds me of getting a cell phone because there’s that overwhelming feeling when I first got a cell phone of ‘How did I ever live without this and what would I ever do if I lost it?'” said Steve-O.

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SCVTV.com 11/24/2011 Pamela Anderson Tours The Gentle Barn Animal Sanctuary (Full Version) from SCVTV Santa Clarita on Vimeo.

SCVTV.com 11/24/2011 Pamela Anderson Tours The Gentle Barn Animal Sanctuary (Full Version) from SCVTV Santa Clarita on Vimeo.

How did you celebrate your Thanksgiving sans turkey?

One more alternative to serving meatless entrees on the November holiday is volunteering your time at an animal shelter or even a turkey sanctuary if you live near one.

Pamela Anderson was reported to have spent time again this year at the Gentle Barn Sanctuary, feeding delicious cranberries to turkeys.

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“Rolling torture wagons for nature’s most dignified creature.”

—Alec Baldwin, in an upcoming episode of 30 Rock, where his character Jack Donaghy sits in a horse-drawn carriage while trying to accurately describe the experience for horses. Baldwin said he agreed to do the scene as a way of expressing his disapproval of the industry.

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Fiona Apple is a devoted pet lover and has chosen to spend time with her longtime pet instead of going on tour.

“I will not be the woman who puts her career ahead of love and friendship… I can’t come to South America. Not now,” Apple said of her 13-year old pit bull.

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking President Obama to do more than just pardon Cobbler and Gobbler–the two turkeys he is set to spare from the dinner table as every U.S. president does annually in tradition.

They’d like him to remove turkeys from America’s dinner plate entirely.

‘It makes light of the mass slaughter of some 46 million gentle, intelligent birds and portrays the United States’ president as being in some sort of business partnership with the turkey-killing industry,” said Ingrid Newkirk, president of PETA, in a statement to the Obama.

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Twilight star Christian Serratos has posed in a pro-vegetarian ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that says eating meat is like using your body as a cemetery for animals.

“Your body shouldn’t be a graveyard. Factory farms are hell for animals, and their death is slow and painful. Help animal by not eating them,” the “Respect Life: Go Vegetarian” ad reads.

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Ashley Bell of The Last Exorcism has a message for fans on what’s really scary.

Hint: It has more to do with excising meat than demons.

“[W]hen you really see pictures and videos of what animals go through on a day-to-day basis, you can’t get those images out of your head,” said the longtime vegetarian actress who’s also had roles in Boston Public, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Stay Cool, The United States of Tara.

Here Bell discuss her thoughts on animals used for food, fashion, experimentation and entertainment in the video below.

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The results are in for Virginia’s U.S. Senate seat and unfortunately, Hank the Cat lost to his Democratic opponent Tim Kaine.

Hank did however manage to garnish 6,ooo write-in votes, plus lots of money for animal rescue charities.

Hank accepted defeat and sent a message to his Facebook fans saying, “Our campaign … is a perfect example of making your community better for everyone, even if you’re just a 13lb cat.”

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