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Tony LaRussa Gave Meat “One Last Strike” Years Ago

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, September 28th, 2012 in Animal Issues, Athletes-Games-Sports, Books, Food & Drink.

Tony LaRussa "One Last Strike"

Tony LaRussa is such a dedicated vegetarian, not even mom’s favorite lasagna would turn him back.

During an interview with the Daily Herald, LaRussa, who’s recently published a memoir of 33 seasons of managing Major League Baseball, One Last Strike, was asked if there was any meat dish he would give up being vegetarian for, if just for a day.

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Tony La Russa Married Wife Elaine For Dog And Cat

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, November 15th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Athletes-Games-Sports.

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Tony La Russa and his wife Elaine founded the La Russa Animal Rescue Foundation, which provides vet services to abandoned animals.

La Russa, a vegetarian, loves animals so much, his wife joked that he married her to get to the dog.

“When we got married, he wasn’t as hard-core as I was,” Elaine said. “His mother had a fear of them. I often joke he married me because I came with a dog and cat. Now we have hundreds or thousands.”

The ARF began when La Russa picked up a stray cat at a baseball game.

There were no no-kill shelters in the area of Walnut Creek, California, so Tony started his own.

Almost 20 years later, that kitty and almost 20,000 animals that have been adopted have thanked Tony.

Tony uses his celebrity status to garner corporate sponsors and donations to maintain the 37,000 square foot facility.

To learn more about Tony’s Animal Rescue Foundation, visit arf.net.

via sfgate.com

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Both Prince Fielder and Tony LaRussa have big balls.

Big baseBALLS, that is.

LaRussa is the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team and co-founded the Animal Rescue Foundation with the wifey.

Prince Fielder became vegetarian after his wife gave him permission to be with a Skinny Bitch and he recently showed the world how meatless men do it by winning the All Star Home Derby competition and setting a record for the longest home run-over 500 feet!

So between the two vegetarian men, who would you rather…

Tony LaRussa #10 MLB-Home Run Derby

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Meatless Mouthful: Why Tony LaRussa Went Vegetarian

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, August 7th, 2009 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Meatless Mouthful.

SD Dirk on Wikimedia Commons

SD Dirk on Wikimedia Commons

“Back in 1977, when I was a player-coach, I came back from a road trip, and my wife was watching a PBS documentary on how veal comes to the table. As soon as I walked in the door, she said, “We will never eat veal again.” So that started it. Very soon after, all red meat disappeared from our plates, and the chicken and turkey, and then fish. Within a year to a year and a half, we were totally vegetarian.”

—-Major league baseball manager Tony La Russa, in an interview with Vegetarian Times in the September ’09 print issue. Tony and his wife, Elaine, founded the Animal Rescue Foundation, a nonprofit that provides services for abadoned animals, such as vet assistance and adoption.

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