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The Telegraph was interviewing Chrissie Hynde when she revealed she was wearing a pair of Stella McCartney faux leather boots.

The price of a Stella shoe can reach up to seven, eight, and nine hundred dollars. Easy for a rock star like Chrissie, but maybe not so much for the rest of us who haven’t released new albums like Break Up The Concrete.

Don’t despair, as Chrissie says, “you can get the cheap junk at the market.”

Sure, cheap synthetic shoes are abundant. But then you have to worry about the chemicals involved in producing them and whether or not someone like your kid sister was gluing them together. And you thought choosing a pair of shoes was all about ensuring they didn’t give you blisters!

Elizabeth Olsen’s got some nice vegan boots for around $250, like the Thriller.

Price still not right? Chuck the boots altogether and pick up some Zoe and Zac shoes from Payless for under $30! They’re made with sustainable and recycled material and some profits go towards planting new trees.  What could be more beautiful, except of course, your feet in them?

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Dennis Kucinich To Recognize Vegan Earth Day In Congress

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 in Environment-Eco-Green, Politicians.

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Dennis Kucinich is about to get congressional vegan style!

Vegan Earth Day is approaching on June 21st, and the vegan representative of Ohio plans to deliver a statement about it to the floor of Congress. The event will be televised by C-Span and documented permanently in the Congressional Record.

All eyes will be on you Dennis and it’s recorded forever. But no pressure or anything.

According to a statement made by Kucinich’s Press Secretary Nathan White to Bob Linden of the radio program, Go Vegan With Bob Linden, Kucinich is “crafting a proclamation in support of VEGAN EARTH DAY and its goal of increased global awareness of environmental, health, economic, and other benefits of adopting the vegan lifestyle.”

This year’s Vegan Earth Day celebration in California will feature firefighter Rip Esselstyn, author of the Engine 2-Diet, as well as his father, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, who inspired Rip to go veg.

For more information on Vegan Earth Day, visit VeganEarthDay.org.

via ourbelovedearth

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Richie Rich Tells How Pamela Anderson Vegan Clothing Was Born

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 in Actresses, Fashion.

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We brought you the news that Pamela Anderson and Richie Rich have collaborated to create a line of vegan clothing under the brand MUSE.

Now, we’re learning more from Rich just how the line was envisioned.

Strangely enough, it was a visit to a craft store that spawned the idea.

“A few years ago in Vegas, she had a T-shirt line, so I styled her show,” Rich told New York magazine. “She sent me to Michael’s, a craft store, in a limousine, and she was like, ‘Doll up my line!’ And I did. Glitter, pom-poms, you name it.”

Don’t know if that means the new clothing line will be “glittery” or if the experience lit a light bulb in Rich’s head that made him think, “We should work together.”

Since Pamela is a staunch vegetarian, no fur will be  used in the collection, which Rich said was hard for him.

Hopefully, working with Pamela will rub off on the designer and he’ll see cruelty-free as an easier and much kinder choice in the future.

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Alison Lohman’s Kitten Sacrifice Drove Her To Tequila

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 in Actresses.

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Alison Lohman’s new movie, Drag Me To Hell, has her character sacrificing a kitten in a futile attempt to save her soul.

Alison’s character, Christine, is upset during the movie after she learns this could possibly save her soul because she’s a vegetarian and animal lover.

Lohman’s also both veg and owns cats and said that scene, along with a few other situations that occurred during filming, upset her so much it drove her to drinking.

“There’s a scene where the key to ridding myself of this curse may be sacrificing my cat. I guess I don’t have to tell you that no cat was really harmed during filming. But I have three cats at home, and I told Sam, ‘Look, I can’t do this scene because I’m a cat lover. We’re going to have to cut it out.’ And he said, ‘OK.’ Then we were filming and he went, ‘We’ll just try it.’ I can’t believe I went along.”

“It was sometimes unbearable, especially since I’m in almost every scene in the film. I had to have tequila shots every night just to get to sleep. I’m not kidding.”

Read the entire interview with Alison at Parade.com.

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Peter And Mary Max To Host Kelly Overton’s Standardized Testing

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Artists, Couples.

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Activists and longtime veg couple Peter and Mary Max will be hosting the launch of the film, Standardized Testing on Friday, June 19th from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Max Studio at 37 West 65th Street, 7th Floor in New York City.

Standardized Testing follows activist Kelly Overton  as he returns to his Alma maters of Harvard, Tulane, Columbia, and UMass in an attempt to return his degrees and get his tuition refunded to bring attention to the controversial medical research being conducted on animals in university labs.

According to the Standardized Testing website, “The film uses scientific and economic data to show how medical research done on animals wastes billions of tax dollars annually, obstructs medical progress and needlessly tortures and kills millions of animals every year.”

Overton is the founder of PATH, People Protecting Animals and Their Habitats. PATH, according to its website, “advocates for the humane treatment of all animals, as well as the conservation and protection of areas that are vital to the survival of endangered or threatened species.”

Tickets for the event may be purchased  at ppath.org.

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Gisele Bundchen: Vegan Sinner, Saint With Five Guys, Lucky Duck

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 in Food & Drink, Models.

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Popsugar.com reported that Gisele Bundchen wanted to make the most of her weekend and looks like she played the part of good eater cop/bad eater cop in 48 hours.

The model and wife of New England Patriot’s quarterback Tom Brady was spotted at both Five Guys Famous Burger and Fries and carrying a One Lucky Duck bag, a raw foods and organic establishment in New York.

One one hand, we could give her the Barack Obama lecture on making a burger joint visit. But she obviously patronizes vegan shops as well, so we have to give a high five for that.

What do you think? Is Gisele aiming for a Meat-Free Monday type of diet and becoming a flexitarian?

Did Owen Wilson cut in front of her while she was waiting in line?

View photos of Gisele with her One Lucky Duck bag at popsugar.com.

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After a drawn out discussion and some investigation, we were saddened to learn that Hayley Williams of Paramore isn’t vegetarian after all.

During a conversation with Rob Pattinson, Hayley appeared as if she genuinely loved Gardenburgers.

But one thing Hayley does love is vegan desserts baked by Danielle Konya and her Vegan Treats crew.

On a recent Twitter, Danielle wrote:

“Tonight we baked for Paramore, No Doubt, and Eddie Vedder, fun!!”

The vegan bakery Danielle owns has baked goodies for several celebrities, including AFI and Alkaline Trio, who’s drummer Derek Grant recently wrote a jingle to express his love for Vegan Treats.

You can check out Vegan Treat’s new website, and follow Danielle’s tweeting @vegantreats.

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Russell Simmons Praises First Ladies, Tila Tequila

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 in Business, Fur.

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Great minds must think alike!

We recently gave props to Tila Tequila and First Ladies Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy for speaking out against the fur industry and proclaiming their fur-free status!

Now, Russell Simmons has blogged at the Huffington Post, giving praises to the above individuals for the actions.

“Our blogger, Tila Tequilla, trumped all of our other celebrity bloggers by handing in the most viewed and commented blog in the history of Global Grind on the subject of animal abuse.”

“…Michelle Obama and France’s first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy have declared themselves FUR FREE!!! Last week marks a shift in human consciousness.”

“We are finally, after years of going head to head with the fur industry, changing the way the world views fur. It is no longer being viewed as a way to floss and show off your status or bank account – it is now a billboard of cruelty on people’s back.”

Read the rest of Russell’s post at Huffingtonpost.com.

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