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

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, October 18th, 2010 in Animal Issues, Male Musicians, Male Singers.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 13: Former musician with the band Queen Brian May poses in front of a giant billboard as he launches the 'Save Me' Campaign in West London on April 13, 2010 in London, England. The 'Save Me' campaign is named after May's song - a hit for Queen and calls on the British public to consider how their vote will affect the welfare of animals and in particular fox hunting, stag hunting and hare-coursing. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Kicks Off IFAW Animal Action Week

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 in Actors, Animal Issues, Children.

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Leonardo DiCaprio has kicked off International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Animal Action Week, which is meant to get children involved with getting educated about animal welfare issues. The IFAW’s Animal Action Week is an 18 year old tradition that runs through October 10th, 2010.

This year’s theme for Animal Action Week is “Born to be Wild,” and it highlights the issue of tigers becoming extinct in the wild due to human influenced destruction like poaching and loss of habitat.

Tigers are dangerously close to vanishing forever,” said Mr. DiCaprio, an IFAW Honorary Board Member. “If we don’t want our children to grow up in a world where tigers are extinct, the time for action is now.”

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Kristin Bauer Makes A Tail For “Tails For Whales” In Washington, D.C.

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, April 30th, 2010 in Actresses, Animal Issues.

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Actress Kristin Bauer speaks at a rally on Whaling in Washington

True Blood actress Kristin Bauer made her tail for the whales when she attended a rally in Washington, D.C., urging United States president Barack Obama not to overturn a ban on commercial whaling.

The signature hand gesture was created by the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Tails for Whales campaign.

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