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Half naked men or kitties.

No, this isn’t some perverse dilemma you have to solve. Battlestar Galactica has come to an end, but fans can partake in a little post show party by voting for their favorite PETA ad done by Jamie Bamber, aka “Apollo,” or Tricia Helfer, aka “Six.”

Jamie starred in an ad against using bear fur in the hats for the Queen’s guards. Tricia’s PSA urged kitty owners not to forget the essentials for their four legged friends-daily litter box cleaning, fresh water and food, and lots of love.

From now until April 13th, you can post a comment on peta’s blog, to cast your vote. Winners will be notified on April 14th and will receive a copy of the ad of their choice.

For the UK animal lovers, PETA has the same contest, but the deadline to enter is April 7th.

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Not long ago, we brought you the wonderful news that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had banned hunting baby seals and was looking for a complete ban on all seal hunting.

Now animal rights activist and sex symbol of the 50s through 70s Brigitte Bardot is praising him as well.

“I really want to thank you and congratulate you for your willingness to denounce the hunting of young seals that you rightly call a bloody practice,” Bardot wrote in a letter to Putin, a copy of which was obtained by AFP.

“Mr Prime Minister, you who remain the president of my heart, I want to thank you very sincerely for hearing my call.”

The letter was sent the day after Putin called for the ban of hunting seals under one year of age.

Source

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We’re sure Jamie Oliver likes naked women, but probably not attacking him in this manner.

When we told you British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s “Save Our Bacon” television show would educate people on the conditions some farm animals live in, we thought it might be a UK Prop2 2-like step forward in encouraging better treatment of animals before slaughter.

Oliver advocates buying British pork, versus cheaper pork produced elsewhere where animal welfare isn’t considered.

While some may be thankful for this small potential advancement, PETA is not satisfied and has targeted the celebrity chef for protests.

“The answer to saving pigs is not to buy British pork, it’s to go vegetarian,” PETA said, according to the UK Telegraph.

A spokesperson for Oliver, however, is defending him, saying Oliver is a “big supporter of animal welfare.”

“They do seem to be protesting against somebody who is trying to help the situation,” he said. “It’s a slightly odd place for them to be protesting but nonetheless they are welcome to do that. My main concern was that they would get cold. In the programme we never said that the British pig farming industry is completely whiter than white, we did a very balanced programme.”

His reference to “getting cold” refers to the naked, pregnant mothers who were caged outside his Fifteen Restaurant, meant to mimic conditions pigs often endure on animal farms.

Is there any truth to Oliver’s spokesperson’s statements? Could it be that PETA bares down too hard at times in their quest to make everyone vegetarian that they compromise efforts of those who at least are trying to improve some parts of the meat industry? Is it unrealistic to expect everyone to go completely veg and should activists spend equal efforts ensuring those animals that will eventually be eaten be treated as humanely as possible before and killed without pain?

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Bob Barker is one heck of a vegetarian, who can pair up with the likes of hot chicks.

Just this weekend, he hooked up with Pamela Anderson, according to Your Daily Vegan.

Okay, okay, so it was for the sake of animal rights. And it just so happened to be they both attended the same event. But hey, how do we really know what went on at the after party…

Both animal lovers attended the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida’s 20th Anniversary Gala in Ft Lauderdale this past weekend and have had quite actives roles in animal issues.

Barker recently donated a million dollars to help create an Animal Law Program at the University of Virginia. He was also famous for reminding everyone to spay and neuter their pets at the end of every “The Price Is Right” show he hosted.

Pamela’s latest activist adventure is writing a letter to Florida’s governor Charlie Crist, in protest of road-side zoos maintained in the state.

Shown below is Pammie at the event with her new boyfriend, Jamie Padgett.

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A lot of talk goes on about Canada’s annual seal hunt, but did you know that Russia has one too?

And if Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has anything to do with it, the “bloody industry,” as he called it, will end soon.

Raise the roof for Russia!

“It is clear that [our hunt] should have been banned a long time ago,” Mr. Putin said, according to a statement distributed yesterday by the embassy in Ottawa.

Recently, Russia has stopped the killing of baby seals, or whitecoats. Now it’s looking to stop the killing of all seals, although a timeframe for this has not yet been established.

Proponents of seal hunts say it’s necessary to control the population. But Russia’s seal population has been declining since 1928. Not to mention the cruelness of the act, which involves clubbing a seal on its head repeatedly. 

Canadian seal pelts are marketed to Russia, but no word on whether these will be banned as well. Some sources say that Russia is the #1 country behind China for imported seal pelt products.

The European Union is currently calling to ban the shipment of seal products across member countries.

Source: The Global Mail

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Pamela Anderson will be the guest of honor at Animal Rights Foundation of Florida’s 20th Anniversary Gala on March 14 at the Broward County Convention Center in Miami, Florida.

Hopefully, she’ll be wearing more clothes than this that night.

The event will be hosted by vegetarian and animal lover Bob Barker and guests such as famous vegan Dr. Neal Barnard and Ingrid Newkirk will be able to chow down on delicious vegan grub.

The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) is celebrating 20 years looking out for Florida’s non human critters through education and appearances throughout the community.

Although everybody will come for the food (or in hopes Pamela Anderson will show up half naked), besides that, there will be silent and live auctions for items such as an autographed poster of Kim Basinger’s L.A. Confidential poster.

Tickets are $250 per person and all proceeds from the gala go to the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.

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The Ashley Judd vs. Sarah Palin feud now has a third party jumping in. CNN has featured a clip from Showbiz Tonight with several people weighing in on the debate, but it looks as though they’re all weighted down on Palin’s side.

Recap: Sarah Palin thinks Alaskans should be able to shoot wolves from a plane. Ashley Judd says no. Ashley teams up with Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund to record a video, helping to give the group publicity as they keep adding details to their “list” of the decisions Palin has made regarding the environment and animals. Sarah Palin calls them “extreme.” Judd get on Larry King Live to further discuss Palin’s record. Even The View’s Elisabeth Hasselbeck throws her two cents in. 

Sit back and take in the latest discussion, folks. Gotta feeling there’s much more to come.

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Ashley Judd came to the defense of the wolves Sarah Palin advocated killing, now a celebrity is coming to Palin’s defense.

Elizabeth Hasselbeck of  The View is upset because she feels celebrities stand up for animal rights more than they do humans. She recently spoke about  Judd collaborating with the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund to expose Sarah Palin’s environmental track record.

“The problem that I have here is like a lot of these vocal celebrities, in a way, get very loud about these animal killings. Like is she loud as..she said, ‘How many wolves have been killed? 900 this year.’ Is she as loud about the 260,000 kids killed in abortions?”

Her comment results in Joyce Behar asking her to stick to talking about wolves as the discussion heats up.

The stereotype among many non animal rights activists is that the activists have more regard for animals than people. Do you think if animal rights activists voiced their support for human rights more often (while continuing to vouch for animals), they’d get a better reputation?

Chime in and let us know your thought!

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