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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Vegetarian Star — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:32:25 +0000

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

Brian May (64)

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Brian May Comforts Dying Cat Hit By Vehicle (Video)

Vegetarian Star — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:25:43 +0000

Queen guitarist Brian May comforted a cat during its last moments on Earth.

According to The Lancaster Guardian, May was driving when he approached the cat lying in the road. He spent about a half an hour with it, stroking it until it died.

According to one source, about 5.4 million cats are hit by cars a year, which is more than the number euthanized in shelters. Pet owners can completely prevent this tragedy by simply keeping their cats–and dogs–inside. Invest in an invisible fence if your cat is the kind to enjoy fresh air.

Below is a video in which a veterinarian demonstrates ways to protect a cat that has been hit by a vehicle until it can get proper veterinary care. This is important for stabilization reasons–any movement involving the spine could result in fatal damage.The Dr. also discusses common injuries that take place during cat-vehicle collisions. Many cats turn to face the car just before they are hit, resulting in brain trauma and altered mental status.

Aid a Cat that has Been Hit by a Car — powered by eHow.com

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Brian May Giving Speech At Animal Aid Annual Christmas Fayre

Vegetarian Star — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:25:54 +0000

Brian May will give a speech titled, “Man as a Wild Animal,” at the annual Animal Aid Christmas Fayre, an event hosted during the holidays featuring cruelty-free, eco-friendly and ethical products available for purchase as gifts at over 85 vendors.

The Christmas Fayre will be held at Kensington Town Hall on December 5th and May’s speech will began at 2:00 PM.

The vegetarian guitarist is behind the campaign, Save Me, meant to educate UK’s voters on the anti-hunting laws that may be repealed if certain political parties have their way.

via This Dish Is Vegetarian

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Brian May Challenges Stag Exmoor Emperor Killer To Reveal Himself

Vegetarian Star — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:22:33 +0000

Brian May is challenging the killer of what was believed to be Britain’s largest animal, a stag known as Exmoor Emperor, to reveal him or herself.

“I’d like to challenge whoever did this to stand up in public and explain why they think that killing a fine beast like this is the right thing to do, because I simply can’t understand it,” May said, according to the Daily Mail.

“I think it’s completely despicable – it’s beyond belief. The idea that someone can pay to kill an animal, to take pleasure in the killing, and then take a part of their anatomy to hang on their wall as a trophy, belongs in the dark ages with bear-baiting and burning witches at the stake.”

The stag, which was shot in an area near Tiverton to Barn Staple Road in London, weighed over 300 pounds and was almost 9 feet tall. It’s thought Exmoor was killed by a licensed hunter. Red deer stags themselves are the largest animals indigenous to the UK.

Similar to the U.S., hunters in the UK often kill to bring home deer parts as trophy prizes.

Earlier this year, Queen rocker and vegetarian May founded Save Me, a campaign to fight against the repeal of anti-hunting laws for some animals in the UK.

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Brian May Honored By International Fund For Animal Welfare For “Save Me” Campaign

Vegetarian Star — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:47:06 +0000

Brian May will be honored by the International Fund for Animal Welfare at London’s House of Lords on Tuesday, October 19, for his work with animal rights, particularly the “Save Me” campaign he launched earlier this year to urge voters not to support politicians in the UK who were interested in repealing the laws against hunting certain animals.

The Queen guitarist and vegetarian said, “Fighting for the welfare of our wild animals is not a task that any of us want to have to do.”

“We do it because these magnificent animals live, breathe, see, hear, and feel pleasure and pain like we do, but they do not speak our language, so in the world of humans, they have no voice.

“They have no way to speak out against the abuse being perpetrated against them.”

The IFAW truly does campaign for animals all around the globe, from the threat of whaling in the oceans, to the poaching of elephants in Africa to the seal hunt in Canada. For more information on its campaigns, visit IFAW.org.

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Vegetarian Star — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:04:11 +0000

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

Brian May (63)

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Brian May Campaigns Against Tories Repealing Hunting Act

Vegetarian Star — Fri, 07 May 2010 06:50:09 +0000

Queen guitarist Brian May campaigned in the region of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency recently, an area that is being targeted by the Tory party.

He was accompanied by supporters from his Save Me Campaign, which he created to educate and encourage people to help preserve many of the laws that already exist that protect animals.

The party is of interest to May because it has expressed desire in repealing the Hunting Act of 2004.

“I want to say ‘please be aware that the Conservatives may try to look moderate and nice but they are still steeped in blood sports’.”

“The country will be awash in the blood of innocent animals if the Conservatives get back in, and I just want people to be aware of that.”

A series of full page ads have been placed in newspapers by UK animal rights group PAL (Political Animal Lobby) warning people that if the Tories win the election, the fox hunting ban will be lifted.

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Meatless Mouthful–Brian May On Wales Badger Cull Decision

Vegetarian Star — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:37:41 +0000

“This is a disappointment, of course. But not just for thousands of innocent badgers. The irony is that it is ultimately a tragedy for farmers, too – the very farmers who have been pushing for badgers to be culled. The decision to cull cannot lead to any significant long-term gain in the fight against bovine TB, even with the complete extermination of our native badgers. I believe all this will be seen in a few years time for what it is … a tragic wrong turn which did nothing to solve the problem of TB in cattle.”

–Brian May, Queen guitarist, PhD, vegetarian and animal activist on the recent decision of the a judge to reject a legal challenge against a cull of badgers in Wales in an attempt to control bovine TB.

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