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Living in New York City, Lea Michele sees horse-drawn carriages on a regular basis. And while some may feel it’s innocent entertainment or tradition, the actress took to Alicia Silverstone‘s blog, The Kind Life, to urge readers to take a stroll through city parks by foot instead–and possibly get the horses to a sanctuary.

“My biggest trouble these days are the poor horses in Central Park. Living in New York City, I see them sadly standing on the sides of busy streets with their heads right in the asses of the horse right in front of them! They walk in the rain, snow, and heat, pulling people all day long, rarely getting proper food, water or care.”

“If you live in New York, next time you’re walking down Central Park Blvd. and you see tourists considering going for a ride, suggest to them that they take a stroll through Strawberry Field instead–the horses cant go through there-or rent a bike…or now they even have people who ride bikes and have seats for people on the back! It’s so much more fun.”

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Growing up in her Italian family, actress Lea Michele‘s meals must have consisted of lots of formaggio, but no carne.

Even though today she’s pretty much vegan, the Glee star also confesses she’s never eaten a piece of red meat in her life. Michele, who was scheduled to get a glimpse of Stella McCartney‘s vegetarian fashions in Paris, France recently, said, “I do a lot of work with PETA. I’m mostly vegan and I’ve never eaten red meat, so a brand that is beautiful without harming animals is my idea of fashion-forward.”

You could say she already had a significant lighter footprint before she gave up other animal products. While it’s ideal to give up all meat, just giving up red meat can have a major beneficial impact on the environment.

Good.is recently highlighted a graph included in a paper by Weber and Mathews of Carnegie Mellon University, which lists the impact of various forms of food and beverage on the environment, from the production to delivery to retail end. From the graph below, you can see that red meat produces more carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane emissions.

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Lea Michele Shares Vegan Cupcake Secret With “Glee” Cast

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, October 1st, 2010 in Actresses, Chefs, Food & Drink, Recipes.

Lea Michele‘s cast mate on Glee, Chris Colfer, joked about putting meat in one of her vegetarian dishes. Totally NOT funny, but the joke is on him and the rest of the cast because Michele once secretly gave the guys (and gals) on the set some cupcakes without telling them they were animal-free.

“I had vegan cupcakes on my birthday,” Michele said at PETA’s 30th Anniversary Gala. “Once you eat a vegan cupcake–I once put out vegan cupcakes for the whole crew and didn’t tell them that they were vegan. And they were like, those are the best cupcakes I ever had. And then the next day I was like ‘They were vegan. See, you can eat vegan food.'”

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Lea Michele And Sophia Bush–Who’s Getting Naked For Animals?

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Pop Culture.

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 25: Actress Sophia Bush and singer Lea Michele attend PETA's 30th Anniversary Gala and Humanitarian Awards at The Hollywood Palladium on September 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Sorry guys, but no, they’re not posing naked together.

Awhile back Lea Michele wasn’t so sure she’d ever take her clothes off in the name of animals or vegetarianism. However, a recent poll conducted by Radar Online backstage at PETA’s 30th anniversary gala found Michele would consider such an offer.

“I don’t think we need to see a billboard of me naked to know I am anti-fur, but if they asked I would probably do it,” the Glee actress said.

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PETA Celebrates 30 Years Of Animal Accomplishments

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, September 24th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Charitable Causes And Campaigns.

PETA 30th Anniversary Gala

PETA 30th Anniversary Gala

People love and hate People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in equal numbers, but no one can argue the organization doesn’t get noticed and get its message out. This weekend on September 25th, the group will celebrate its 30th anniversary at a sold out gala in Hollywood where celebrities who have worked with the animal rights group like Dave Navarro, Glee’s Lea Michele and Bob Barker will be honored. The event will be streamed live on the Internet.

What exactly has PETA done in the past three decades besides strip people to promote vegetarianism? You’d be pleasantly surprised if you don’t track the group’s record, which is outlined in a document titled “30 Reasons to Celebrate PETA’s 30th Anniversary.”

  • The first ever felony animal cruelty conviction was obtained against factory farm workers after undercover investigations at a North Carolina pig-breeding farm found workers beating pregnant sows with metal rods and sawing off a conscious animal’s legs.
  • The group’s exposure of the exotic skin trade of snakes and alligators prompted several large companies, Nike, Cole Haan, Victoria’s Secret, H&M, and Overstock.com, to stop selling these products.

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Lea Michele “Glamour” October 2010 Cover And Vegan Baked Ziti

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 in Actresses, Food & Drink, Recipes.

Lea Michele "Glamour"

Lea Michele "Glamour"

Lea Michele is Glamour magazine’s cover girl for the October 2010 issue where she shares that her other great skill in addition to singing and acting is Italian vegan chef extraordinaire. Michele revealed she prefers to stay in versus a night on the town and suggested cooking for the interviewer.

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, August 29th, 2010 in Actresses, Birthdays.

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

Photo: PR Photos

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Lea Michele Feels Bad For Eating Fish

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 10th, 2010 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink, pescatarian.

May 29, 2010 - New York, New York, U.S. - LEA MICHELE and CHRIS COLFER performing ''Glee Live! in Concert'' at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on 05-29-2010. 2010...K65100HMc. © Red Carpet Pictures

The fact that Lea Michele calls herself a vegan, but still occasionally eats fish does annoy. After all, we’re only asking that she use to word pescatarian and avoid the Eco-Worst ones.

However, the Glee actress doesn’t consume Charlie without guilt, as Ok! magazine reported her as saying, “I feel bad about it because fish are animals too.”

Michele has previously stated the reason for her fishy breath was due to protein issues, but we can mouth off several dozen that don’t swim.

Any suggestions?

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