Vegetarian Star

“I’ve seen the video footage released by Animal Defenders International that shows the owners and trainers with HTWT as they hit elephants as hard as they can with bullhooks and use electric shocks on the animals’ bellies. You can hear a grown elephant who bellows in pain and a baby who cries out while being jabbed repeatedly in the mouth and hit over the head. Please don’t allow the reputation of the fair to be tarnished by its support of cruel elephant rides.”

–Joan Jett, in a letter to organizers of the San Diego county fair. The fair is offering elephant rides with animals provided by the entertainment company, Have Trunk Will Travel. HTWT has been found by undercover animal rights investigations to use cruel methods to train its animals, including the use of bullhooks, a practice recently banned in Atlanta.

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

• Joan Jett (52)

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Joan Jett opened the contents of her grocery shopping cart to Dr. John Briffa in The Guardian’s regular feature of “What’s In Your Basket?”

Being vegetarian, Jett’s food didn’t bring too much criticism from Briffa, even the Olive Oil who’s virginity is doubtful. More on that later.

“Versatile and tasty oil is very rich in so-called ‘monounsaturated’ fat that is believed to have benefits for the heart and cardiovascular system generally. Olive oil also contains ‘phenolic’ compounds, that protect the body against freed radical damage, and have been linked with a reduced risk of some forms of cancer including breast cancer.”

Here’s hoping Jett has genuine “extra virgin olive oil,” as a new study indicates as many as 2/3 of the olive oils on the shelves claiming to be EVOO, were found to be a mix of cheaper oils like canola and nut, as reported in an LA Times article called Lab Tests Cast Doubt On Oil’s Virginity.

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Joan Jett‘s real last name is Larkin and there are a lot of Duffys in her family, according to a recent article in the Irish Times.

Yep, you can go ahead and kiss her!

It’s a good assumption that Joan doesn’t partake in the traditional Irish meals of stew made from lamb or mutton, bacon and cabbage, and coddle (pork sausages and rashers).

If you’re kissable like Joan, or at least thinking of visiting the country, Irish Vegetarian, is a must stop for ideas for restaurants, health food stores and lodging. It also includes recipes.

Don’t forget you can veggie most Irish meals at home with faux meats, like the “Beef” and Guinness Stew made with seitan. There are also several already vegetarian Irish dishes that often contain cabbage and potatoes as a main ingredient.

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Joan Jett took time to talk with gossip site PopEater in between passing out Vegetarian Starter Kits in NYC’s Union Square earlier this month.

The five foot five inches rocker looks toned and more sculpted than ever, but says the feeling she got from eating meat made her feel like a balloon.

“I didn’t feel good eating meat. It felt very heavy, like it never left my body,” Jett says in the video.

“Being on stage, I didn’t want to feel [that heavy feeling], so I stopped eating meat initially for that reason,” she continued, adding that eventually her concern for animals sealed the decision.

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“What’s the difference between my dog and slicing him open and eating him or your grandmother? I mean really what’s the difference?”

–Joan Jett, during a break from passing out Vegetarian Starter Kits in NYC’s Union Square.

Joan’s answer took the New York Press by surprise, but at least it got them thinking.

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If you happen to be in New York City this afternoon and were walking past the PETA literature stand at 14th Street at Union Square, you may have thought you saw a Joan Jett lookalike.

Actually, it was the genuine real vegetarian rocker, helping the organization pass out vegetarian/vegan starter kits.

The kit, which contains facts about the intelligence and sentience of animals, the effects of meat on the environment, recipes and suggestions for frozen and convenience meals and more, is available online or you may order the print version.

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Joan Jett is set to appear on the Tampa, Florida WMNF 88.5 FM radio station show “Talking Animals” on April 7 at 11:30 AM.

A vegetarian for over two decades, Joan will discuss her motivations for going vegetarian and her work with animals and other issues pertaining to animal welfare, including her thoughts on pit bulls.

Talking Animals is a program on WMNF that airs on the first and second Wednesday of the month from 11:30 AM until noon.

Talking Animals has interviewed several well known celebrities who happen to be animal activists like Tony LaRussa, Moby, Emmylou Harris and even an actual “talking animal,” Triumph The Insult Comic Dog.

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