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“Bones” “The Tough Man In The Tender Chicken” (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Film & TV, Videos.

The recent episode of Bones that highlighted animal rights issues, The Tough Man In The Tender Chicken, contained both serious discussion and humor.

The story centered around the murder of a farmer set to inherit a factory farm.

During the episode, activities that take place in a poultry plant were shown, including the crowding of the animals and debeaking (ouch) that occurs in newborn chicks.

If you missed the episode, take a look now!

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Stella McCartney “Harper’s Bazaar Best Dressed Woman” 2009

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 in Fashion.

Time's 100 Most Influential People In The World

Stella McCartney has been named Harper’s Bazaar Best Dressed Woman of 2009.

Stella was chosen by a panel of fashion experts that included designers Roland Mouret, Christopher Kane and Christian Louboutin, and The Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman and Lucy Yeomans, editor of Harper’s Bazaar.

“Stella articulates the values of her mother Linda, and creates sexy clothes that women want to wear. She dresses for herself and her husband – I really like that,” said Mouret.

Speaking of values, Stella’s make her the best dressed on our list too, as the vegetarian fashion designer not only refuses to wear leather and fur, but keeps these materials out of her fashion collections.

Stella’s most recent creative project is a collaboration with BabyGap and GapKids, Stella’s first clothing line for children.

Fellow vegetarian Alexa Chung came in third place on Harper’s list.

Congratulations to Stella and Alexa!

We’re proud that veggie women came out on top!

via The Telegraph

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David Shankbone on Wikimedia Commons

Ingrid Newkirk Photo Credit: David Shankbone on Wikimedia Commons

Al Gore recently agreed he should have spoken more about the effects of meat eating and the environment.

But that hasn’t stopped PETA Queen Ingrid Newkirk from rubbing in his lack of outspokenness and humiliation during the recent debate where he admitted his faults.

From an article at Huffingtonpost.com titled “Come On Al, Steak or the Earth?”:

“That’s why he has only himself to blame for the blows dealt him this week from the BBC’s Mr. Paxman, ABC’s Ms. Sawyer and other commentators. Yes, he’s the son of a Black Angus rancher. My father climbed mountains and went out in to the ocean in small boats during storms, but I’m not following suit. He protests that eating meat is a “personal choice” and tries to excuse his penchant for a daily steak (sometimes two, we hear from a reliable source) because he finds it “too hard” to “give up” meat? Driving a Hummer for the hell of it is a personal choice, and how hard can it be to go vegetarian when this week’s New York Times list of best-selling hardback advice books shows chef Tal Ronnen’s The Conscious Cook sitting pretty at number three and Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Diet at number five? Both are vegan — not just vegetarian — cookbooks that I dare anyone to open without drooling. Last week, Chipotle at Dupont Circle in Washington test-marketed a Gardein vegan “chicken” burrito. It sold out almost instantly, and an emergency supply of these delicious little medallions of soy protein had to be dispatched to meet demand.”

No one says it quite like Ingrid!

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Meatless Mouthful: Jonathan Safran Foer Hated Dogs

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, November 6th, 2009 in Authors, Books, Meatless Mouthful.

Jonathan Safran Foer "Eating Animals" Interview

Jonathan Safran Foer "Eating Animals" Interview

“I spent the first 26 years of my life disliking animals. I thought of them as bothersome, dirty, unapproachably foreign, frighteningly unpredictable, and plain old unnecessary. I had a particular lack of enthusiasm for dogs—inspired, in large part, by a related fear that I inherited from my mother, which she inherited from my grandmother. As a child I would agree to go over to friends’ houses only if they confined their dogs in some other room. If a dog approached in the park, I’d become hysterical until my father hoisted me onto his shoulders. I didn’t like watching television shows that featured dogs. I didn’t understand—I disliked—people who got excited about dogs. It’s possible that I even developed a subtle prejudice against the blind. And then one day I became a person who loved dogs. I became a dog person.”

“The first full chapter of my book explores our divergent attitudes toward dogs and fish—fish being at the far end of the spectrum of our regard. I write about a simple trick that backyard astronomers use: If you are having trouble seeing something, look slightly away from it. The most light-sensitive parts of our eyes (those we need to see dim objects) are on the edges of the region we normally use for focusing. Eating animals has an invisible quality. Thinking about dogs and their relationship to the animals we eat is one way of looking askance and making something invisible visible.”

—-author Jonathan Safran Foer, during an interview about his latest book, Eating Animals.

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Rob Schneider Spotted At Angelica Kitchen

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, November 6th, 2009 in Actors, Business, Comedians, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Rob Schneider Hosts A DVD Signing Of "Big Stan"

We got an exclusive tip that Rob Schneider was spotted at vegan restaurant Angelica Kitchen in NYC recently.

Months ago, we learned Rob would love to do a commercial for Hormel vegetarian beans and weenies.

Angelica Kitchen serves vegan food that’s a little more fancy than beans and weenies like Miso Soup, the Tempeh Reuben Sandwich, and Marinated Tofu Sandwich.

If you absolutely can’t do without your beans, there’s also a 3 bean chili.

Now you know you might see Rob there as well.

Thanks to Will for the tip!

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One Republic front man Ryan Tedder would like to teach you a little bit about birth control.

Don’t worry, this talk shouldn’t be as embarrassing as the one mom and dad had with you because it only involves your four legged children.

“I was shocked to find out that 6-8 million animals are dumped in overcrowded shelters each year,” Tedder says.  “And half of them are euthanized because there aren’t enough good homes.”

Take Ryan’s advice and get your next pet from a shelter before it’s too late to apologize to the 3-4 million animals that never find homes.

Don’t forget to spay and neuter.

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Pamela Anderson Learns How to Snowboard from Olympic Team!

Be sure to tune in to The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday November 6 2009 as sex symbol, vegetarian, and eco girl Pamela Anderson will make an appearance.

Pamela will talking about her new fragrance, Malibu, which comes in two varieties: “elegant nights” and “playful days.”

Regardless of when you wear it, Malibu is guaranteed by Pamela to be cruelty-free, not tested on animals and contains no animal ingredients.

For a sneak preview, visit ellen.warnerbros.com.

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Leona Lewis Carries Tofu In Suitcase

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 in Female Singers, Food & Drink.

MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 - Show

Leona Lewis says that because sometimes it’s so hard to find veg food when traveling, she brings her own wherever she goes.

“I take tofu everywhere with me in my suitcase,” Leona said. “We get to these random places in Germany that don’t even know what a vegetarian is.”

Clean pairs of underwear. Check.

Toothbrush and razor. Check.

Silken tofu. Check.

Let’s board this plane.

via starpulse.com

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