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The Daily Show Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart‘s final episode of The Daily Show aired this week, marking 15 years of comedy and satire that occasionally was more informative than traditional news.

The topics of improving America’s diets, animal welfare and the earth have all been big topics in recent years and Stewart never failed to put a witty spin on these issues during his tenure.

He poked fun of big farms and the regulations that aim to improve them. He covered whistle blowers in the animal rights community with funny but informative skits. He invited noted animal researcher Jane Goodall to discuss protection of endangered species.

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Meatless Mouthful–Jane Goodall Parenting Lessons Among Chimps

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, September 12th, 2013 in Animal Issues, Meatless Mouthful.

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“I learned the importance of contact, affection and play. Reassurance. And the importance of distracting rather than punishing when the infant is too small to understand, and then gradually teaching rules. That was the great thing about being out in the wild, he could spill his food—it didn’t matter because it was the forest floor. I see so many parents upset when the child spills his milk and wants to make patterns with it on the table. He’s not doing something wrong, it’s important investigation and exploration.”

Jane Goodall, to Mommy Greenest, on how different life was being pregnant and raising a child while she studied chimps in Africa. Animals and pets have been suggested to have many positive impacts on children growing up. It sounds as if the same can be said for parenting.

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Jane Goodall Takes Dog Along To Tournament Of Roses Parade

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 in Animal Issues.

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Jane Goodall served as the grand marshall of the 124th Tournament of Roses Parade.

Riding in the carriage with her were representatives from her youth program, Roots and Shoots, which focuses on getting adolescents excited about conservation and other environmental issues.

Goodall had one other companion along with her for the ride–a good friend helping to bring awareness to the animal population that’s waiting to be adopted.

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Meatless Mouthful–Jane Goodall Says It’s Time To Talk

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 in Meatless Mouthful.

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“Change happens by listening and starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.”

Jane Goodall, primate scientist sand longtime vegetarian. Is it time to initiate dialogue with someone you feel could eat healthier by reducing the amount of meat in their diet? Or convince a person to choose more ethical animal products over those produced on farms that have less humane standards?

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“We are not inheriting Mother Earth from our parents, but rather, we are stealing from our children. And it’s payback time.”

–vegetarian primatologist, philanthropist and conservationist Jane Goodall, during a speech to the children of clients of UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank. The purpose of Goodall’s presentation was to encourage getting involved with philanthropy, animal welfare and human rights. The UBS program is designed to reach out to heirs of the bank’s millionaire clients.

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Ricky Gervais Asks NIH To Return Chimps To Sanctuary

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 in Actors, Animal Issues, Comedians.

Ricky Gervais would like the National Institutes of Health to return several chimpanzees who were almost retired back to a sanctuary after being moved into a medical research laboratory in Texas.

Gervais was born in England, where licenses for experiments on chimpanzees were banned over a decade ago. Since then, several countries have followed this lead, including New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria and Belgium.

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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 in Actors, Birthdays, Female Singers.

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

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Jane Goodall Shares Thoughts On Chimps In Zoos

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, February 21st, 2011 in Animal Issues.

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Can zoos effectively keep animals healthy and thriving as if they were living in their natural habitats? Do the benefits of education outweigh the consequences of removing them from the wild?

Animal advocates and experts constantly debate this, and Jane Goodall recently shared her thoughts on chimpanzees living in confined conditions.

The wild is by far the most natural way of living for a chimp, but according to Goodall, it may not be the protected sanctuary activists are so willing to label it.

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