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Tony Gonzalez October Gonzalez PETA Anti Fur Ad (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Athletes-Games-Sports, Fur, Videos.

Tony Gonzalez October Gonzalez for PETA

Tony Gonzalez October Gonzalez for PETA

Tony Gonzalez and his wife October Gonzalez are starring in a new anti-fur ad that’s so hot, it will knock the hairs off your own body!

After shooting the ad, Tony and October sat down to discuss the effects of a plant based diet on their health and the animals.

“What goes on in the industry, the treatment of animals is just ridiculous,” Tony says.

“They pump them full of hormones, they feed them corn-which is not their natural diet.”

“These animals are miserable from the second they are born to the second they die,” October adds.

“We have a voice. And that’s why we’re doing something like this…If enough people stand up and say something about it, it will end,” Tony says.

Watch the clip for more and scenes from the photo shoot!

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Oakland Raiders Play At Most Vegetarian Friendly NFL Stadium

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.

Oakland Raiders v San Diego Chargers

PETA has published its annual list of most vegetarian friendly football stadiums and the Oakland Raiders came in first place with their home turf at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

“Delicious, cholesterol-free vegetarian food could help offset JaMarcus Russell induced chest pains among Raiders fans and prevent the need for quadruple bypass surgery,” says PETA Director Dan Shannon. “The best way that people can sack potential health problems and hit pay dirt for animals and the environment is to choose vegan foods every chance they get.”

JaMarcus fans have no excuse for downing artery clogging foods, as the Raiders’ stadium serves veggie burgers, veggie dogs, burritos and salads.

Some of our favorites include Tony Gonzalez‘s Atlanta FalconsGeorgia Dome, which features baked five-spice seasoned tofu, curried grilled tofu cutlets and soba noodle stir-fry.

Wow. Is this a stadium or an upscale restaurant?

For the Mediterranean football lovers, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Heinz Field offers hummus.

Next year we’re hoping they add some falafel to go along with it. And some belly dancers who…oh, never mind that’s another male bonding form of entertainment.

For the entire top 10 list of most veggie friendly NFL stadiums, visit peta.org.

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Packers A.J. Hawk Talks Black Bean Burgers, The China Study

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.

Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles - October 2, 2006

Green Bay Packers lineman A.J. Hawk is really into his black beans lately.

His favorite place to consume them is at Kavarna, a vegetarian coffee house in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin.

“It’s awesome,” Hawk told espnmilwaukee.com. “I’m all about the black bean burger. It’s great. I’m telling you. Or the southwestern wrap – it’s the black bean burger with vegetables, all cut up. I’d eat it every day if I could. (Strength and conditioning coach) Mark Lovat goes there a lot. He lives right by there, so he turned me onto it. It’s cool. Every once in awhile they’ll have a little dude playing the guitar there, too. Green Bay’s cool in that way.”

If you go to Kavarna’s website, there’s a picture of a little dude with his guitar right now, matter of fact.

Guess the advice from the book Hawk read that links diet and disease later in life, The China Study, really had an effect on him.

“I’m always reading about different nutritional stuff. I’m reading “The China Study” right now. Tony Gonzalez has his own nutrition book now, but this is the book that kind of got him into it. I’m reading that right now.”

Is Hawk just adding more vegetarian meals into his diet like Gonzalez? Or is he going for the touchdown and going veg completely?

We think we know who we’re rooting for this football season!

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Tony Gonzalez Discusses Vegan Principles Diet With USA Today

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, August 31st, 2009 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Flexitarian.

Atlanta Falcons v St. Louis Rams

Tony Gonzalez insists that his success on the football field is most closely tied with adopting “vegan principles,” according to usatoday.com.

Not a complete vegan-not even a complete vegetarian-Gonzalez still eats seafood and chicken occasionally, but has given red meat the permanent punt off his plate.

“You have to put good stuff in your body. Everybody should, but especially athletes. We’re high-performance machines. You wouldn’t put regular gas in a race car. Jimmie Johnson is going to put the high-octane, good stuff in there. It’s the same thing for football players. You’d be surprised by how many players don’t do it. But I’ve seen the results.”

Tony’s trying to get the wifey on board too, but she’s not the best willing participant.

Uh-oh.

Does she need a Skinny Bitch to keep her in line?

“She’s having trouble. When I cook, she’s eating good. But if she has to do it on her own, she might not make the best choices.”

Tony made the switch to a mainly vegetarian diet after sitting next to a man who ordered a vegan meal on a plane flight and bugging the heck out of him with questions, which led Tony to read The China Study, which outlines how diseases that drive health care costs up can be prevented with a plant based diet.

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Natalie Portman Wins Favorite Vegan Celebrity At VegNews

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 in Actresses.

Rodarte - Front Row - Spring 09 MBFW

The results of the 2008 VegNews poll are finally tallied and appear in the November/December issue of the magazine.

Natalie Portman won favorite vegan celebrity. After looking at this pic, wow, it’s not hard to see why. But in all seriousness, Nat’s not just a beauty on the outside. A Harvard graduate, actress, not to mention an eco-friendly business woman with her own line of Te Casan shoes. And she’s still single. No, we don’t have her number so don’t email us about it.

Other celeb winners included Shania Twain as favorite vegan musician. For the complete list of all favorite things veggie, including favorite vegan athlete Tony Gonzalez, follow this link.

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