Vegetarian Star

Summer means great weather, great music and now, thanks to Tickets for Charity, a great way to help out animals.

Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillat are touring the U.S. and if you purchase tickets through TFC, a portion of the proceeds help the Humane Society of the United States.

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President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States Wayne Pacelle recently interviewed with Northern California’s public radio station KQED where he discussed the most recent seal hunt initiated in Canada, his new book, The Bond, and numerous animal welfare issues.

Pacelle mentions that while the morality of the seal hunt makes it an obvious practice that should end, even those who don’t object to it morally should not see any reason for it to continue on an economic level.

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Since GoDaddy.com’s CEO Bob Parsons has been seen on tape shooting and killing an elephant, many animal lovers have started transferring their domain names to other hosts.

It’s no surprise the Humane Society of the United States, one of the most active animal welfare organizations in the world, is doing the same.

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“Portlandia” is a new IFC series that picks up on mocking the green, progressive lifestyle where the not as successful animated series The Goode Family left off.

Premiering Friday the 21st on the IFC, Portlandia takes place in Oregon where “the dream of the 90s is alive,” meaning no character is left without a bicycle to ride around town, a recycling bin in the backyard and goes a week without patronizing the locally owned coffee shop and bookstore.

Obviously food is a huge part of living green and the first episode features a couple dining at a restaurant that professes to serve humane chicken. An intense investigation takes place at the table, resulting in the waitress bringing the couple a file with the chicken’s photo and a lengthy sheet about its diet and the space it actually had to roam during its lifetime. There is a file for each chicken eaten, complete with name. This one’s named Collen.

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Kaley Cuoco

“The Big Bang Theory” actress Kaley Cuoco turned a painful experience into one that benefits the Humane Society of the United States.

Cuoco fell off her horse, which resulted in her being hospitalized with an open compound leg fracture. Ouch!

While her boyfriend, Christopher French of the group Annie Automatic, was at her bedside, she asked him to play a song to cheer her up. The two later recorded “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” together as a duet.

“Kaley and I are happy to be able to help draw attention to the important issue of animal adoption and rescue and raise a little money, 99¢ at a time,” said French.

The song is available from both iTunes and Amazon.com’s MP3 downloads and all proceeds benefit the HSUS. You can also view the two singing below.

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Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, is making headlines in the news for saying he thinks Michael Vick should be able to own another dog one day.

Restricted to a one line quote in most media outlets, Pacelle felt he didn’t get the chance to elaborate on his stance and recently took to the Humane Society’s blog to explain. No, Vick isn’t getting a dog anytime soon. Pacelle knows it’s not time yet and the courts won’t allow it. But, given the work he’s seen Vick accomplish, Pacelle thinks one day Vick can prove himself as compassionate and responsible. Some highlights from his post.

On Convicted Animal Abusers Owning Pets Again:
“It’s now a well-established principle within our movement that those convicted of malicious cruelty should not be permitted to have pets, at least for a number of years after a cruelty conviction, and sometimes even for life. That’s my policy for Vick, too. But the court did not decide to impose a lifetime ban, and based on the work for animals he has undertaken since his release from prison, I don’t believe he should be forever banned from adopting a dog for his two daughters.”

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Michael Vick, notorious for his involvement with Bad News Kennels and dog fighting activities, has expressed his interest in proving he could be a good pet owner again. The consequences of him “failing” the test would be drastic, and two animal rights groups have weighed in on the matter.

“I have been around him a lot, and feel confident that he would do a good job as a pet owner,” Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States, told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Vick chose to work with the HSUS on its anti-dogfighting campaigns and has traveled across the country speaking to youth about the cruelty of the sport.

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Emily Deschanel is the queen of all things vegan. From her activism for animals to sharing her dietary advice to giving fashion tips, the Bones’ actress could be the face of humane if you looked up the word in the dictionary.

The Humane Society of the United States agrees and has honored Deschanel with the Humane Advocate Award for her work with animals.

Deschanel’s character on Bones is a vegetarian, and the producers have found ways to incorporate this lifestyle in episodes, such as one involving the mysterious disappearance of an animal rights activist investigating a chicken farm.

“When someone tells me they stopped eating chicken because of the Bones factory farming episode we did last year, I consider that a small victory,” Deschanel said in a statement.

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