Vegetarian Star

Yes, everyone in the animal activist community is tired of hearing about all things Michael Vick related, but like it or not, he’s still making news. And as long as he is, there’s always the issue of how to right what went wrong at Bad Newz Kennels where dogs were pushed into the brutal world of fighting.

One organization would like to buy the former headquarters of his dog fighting operation for their animal non-profit.

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Activist ladies, be on the lookout for another male getting naked in the name of animal welfare.

Waka Flocka Flame, southern hip-hop and rap artist best known for his single, “No Hands,” will launch an anti-fur ad with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals later this month.

“Animals should be treated the same as you would a kid,” Waka told XXL. “Would you want someone just to walk up and skin your kid? Hell no!”

Lately, lots of Y chromosome-bearing people have been taking their clothes off in the “Ink No Mink” ads that emphasize their tattoos instead of fur, including Willis McGahee and Chad Ochocinco.

Photo: Photobra Adam Bielawski/Creative Commons

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Every year, the Humane Society of the United States uses the Genesis Awards to honor the film, TV, and print industry for its creative ways of portraying animal welfare.

In this year’s awards, a variety of shows ranging from The Simpsons to Dr. Phil have been nominated.

“Media attention to animal protection issues has come a long way since The Genesis Awards was launched twenty-five years ago,” said Beverly Kaskey, senior director of the Hollywood office of The HSUS and executive producer of The 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards. “The fact that True Blood, a show about vampires, can illustrate the cruelty of dog fighting is a sure sign that a consciousness about animal concerns is permeating popular entertainment and culture like never before.”

Winners of the categories will be announced at the Genesis Awards held Saturday, March 19, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. Here is the list of nominees.

FEATURE FILM
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – DreamWorks Animation
THE SWITCH – Miramax Films

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM – NightFly Entertainment
OCEANS – Disneynature / Pathe Films

SID CAESAR COMEDY AWARD
THE COLBERT REPORT zoos, bullfighting – Comedy Central
THE DAILY SHOW Big Red Dogs – Comedy Central
THE SIMPSONS The Squirt and the Whale – FOX

DRAMATIC SERIES
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT Inhumane Society – USA Network
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Beef – NBC
TRUE BLOOD Hitting the Ground – HBO

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The producer of The King’s Speech has settled a dispute over the use of a phrase intended to let viewers know animals were treated humanely during the making of a film.

The phrase “No Animals Were Harmed” is a trademark owned by the American Humane Association and may only be used in films where the AHA has given the approval after various aspects of film monitoring, from reading the script to making visits on the set, have taken place.

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If you don’t like the way something is, make some noise!

Literally.

PETA has plans to blast the offices of designer Donna Karan with the noise of screaming rabbits in a protest against Karan’s use of rabbit fur in clothing.

And this event is government approved. The group had to obtain a permit from the city of New York that specifies they can’t get loud enough to break her eardrums, but only enough to annoy her.

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Vegetarian and non-vegetarian celebrities are backing the new film that takes a look at factory farmed pork, Pig Business.

Sienna Miller, Stella McCartney and several other stars are all calling for a ban on factory farmed pork in Europe. Activists who created the film claim pigs are often kept in conditions against European Union law, such as slatted floors with no bedding.

“This is such an important subject,” McCartney said of the film. “To be aware is to have individual power. This film gives us the information we need to have to make a change as a consumer, to show government and food manufacturers we deserve better. And so do the pigs giving their lives in such a barbaric way. If we stop the demand they have to stop the cruelty and deceit.”

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Vegetarian Joss Stone has bared all in an ad for PETA urging the Ministry of Defense to stop using bearskin in the hats worn by the Queen’s guards and instead switch to synthetic fur.

“Bears suffer and die for the Queen’s Guards’ caps,” the ad reads. “Support the campaign to end this cruelty.”

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Kathy Freston‘s interview with Vanity Fair for its February 2011 issue is posted online in an article aptly titled, “The Vegan Monologues.”

Freston’s honesty is refreshing, as she discusses growing up in a world of meat and fur, and admits she’s not a perfect vegan.

Some may be shocked to learn that while she sports Stella McCartney non-leather shoes, she still wears wool.

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