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Meatless Mouthful–Jane Goodall Says It’s Time To Pay Back The Earth

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, July 4th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Charitable Causes And Campaigns, Environment-Eco-Green, Meatless Mouthful.

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“We are not inheriting Mother Earth from our parents, but rather, we are stealing from our children. And it’s payback time.”

–vegetarian primatologist, philanthropist and conservationist Jane Goodall, during a speech to the children of clients of UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank. The purpose of Goodall’s presentation was to encourage getting involved with philanthropy, animal welfare and human rights. The UBS program is designed to reach out to heirs of the bank’s millionaire clients.

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Nigel Barker Hosts Event To Boycott Canadian Seafood

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Business, Food & Drink, pescatarian.

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Nigel Barker

Nigel Barker, the America’s Next Top Model photographer known among animal welfare activists for capturing evocative images of the Canadian Seal Slaughter, hosted an event with the Humane Society of the United States to encourage chefs and restaurants to boycott Canadian seafood until the annual seal slaughter has ended.

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Simon Cowell Draws Criticism For Painting Sheep For “Red Or Black”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Film & TV.

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Simon Cowell

Horses breathed a sigh of relief once they learned Selena Gomez wasn’t going to embarass them by painting them pink for her new music video, “Love You Like A Love Song.”

Now sheep must make a run for it or risk being spray painted for a new Simon Cowell show in the UK.

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Leona Lewis Records PSA For Cleveland Black Beauty Ranch (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, June 27th, 2011 in Animal Issues, Female Singers, Videos.

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Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis visited the Cleveland Armory Black Beauty Ranch to get close with a few of her favorite animal friends that included horses, primates and other animals.

Lewis recorded a PSA for the ranch, which sits on 1,300 acres and is home to over 1,200 wild and domestic animals that have been rescued from various situations such as circuses, roadside zoos and slaughterhouses.

“I have my own horse,” Lewis says in the video. “He’s so beautiful and gentle and gives me so much love back. To think that someone would hurt them is heartbreaking.”

Lewis’ PSA for the Cleveland Black Beauty Ranch can be viewed below.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Pens Letter To Ban Shark Fin Sales In California

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, June 27th, 2011 in Actors, Animal Issues, Environment-Eco-Green.

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio has written a letter to the California State Senate in support of Assembly Bill 376, which would ban the sale of shark fins in the state.

In addition to being backed by dozens of celebrities like Megan Fox, Rachel Bilson and Ben Stiller, the bill is supported by the Humane Society of the United States, Wild Aid and Natural Resources Defense Council.

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Kristin Bauer Takes Bites At Animal Cruelty With ALDF Series (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 24th, 2011 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Videos.

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Kristin Bauer

Kristin Bauer is taking a break  from playing True Blood‘s vampire Pam Ravenscroft to star in a series of interviews for Animal Legal Defense Fund that highlight the numerous animal welfare issues people can educate themselves about and get involved, such as puppy mills.

Bauer recently discussed animals in the entertainment industry.

“I feel like I can speak about animals in entertainment because I chose to be an entertainer,” Bauer says in one ALDF video.

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Yankees Pitcher Brian Gordon First MLB Player To Use Synthetic Glove (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 in Animal Issues, Athletes-Games-Sports, Environment-Eco-Green, Videos.

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Take us out to the ballgame and show us a pitcher with a vegan glove!

New York fans can now see Yankees pitcher Brian Gordon handling the fastballs with what PETA says is the first player in MLB history to use a non-leather glove.

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Leona Lewis Supports Ban On Wild Animals In Circuses

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 in Animal Issues, Female Singers.

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Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis has written a letter to her MP asking to support a ban on wild animals in Britain’s circuses.

“I am shocked and outraged that there needs to be a debate about whether it is okay for wild animals to perform tricks in the big top,” Lewis wrote in the letter. “I add my voice to this campaign and to the World Society for the Protection of Animals, who is lending its support to an alliance of animal welfare groups campaigning for an end to this.”

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