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Anthony Bourdain On Stupid Animals–Ari Solomon Gives Facts

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Business, Chefs.

World Premiere of Julie & Julia

In a recent article on the Huffington Post, Ari Solomon, president and co-creator of eco-friendly soy candle company, A Scent of Scandal, brought up a recent comment made by celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain.

On Larry King Live, Bourdain had commented that it was okay for humans to kill animals for food because humans were designed to chase down “smaller and stupider” creatures.

“It was the “stupider” remark that caught my attention, and not just for Bourdain’s obvious grammatical shortcomings,” said Solomon.

Solomon then gave some wonderful facts on the intelligence of animals:

Pigs may be smarter than Bourdain:
“Pigs have the mental capacity of a four year-old human child and have beat humans in memory games.”

Dolphins are talking about Bourdain behind his back:
“Dolphins have a very distinct language that scientists now refer to as “dolphinese” which humans can’t decipher. For all our human knowledge, we have no idea how to understand what should be, according to Bourdain, a “stupider” means of communication.”

Pigeons are like men because they don’t ask for directions:
“Did you know, for example, that pigeons can fly thousands of miles to find the same roosting spot with no navigational difficulties? Some species of birds, like the Arctic Tern, make a 25,000-mile round-trip journey every year. Many species use built-in ferromagnets to detect their orientation with respect to the Earth’s magnetic field. Can you do that?”

To read Ari’s entire article that describes animals’ intelligence, visit Huffingtonpost.com.

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Natalie Portman “Top Chef” Padma Lakshmi’s Mouthful (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 in Actresses, Chefs, Food & Drink, Videos.

Natalie Portman appeared on Top Chef last night to hang with Tom Colicchio and the burger bad girl Padma Lakshmi.

Portman warned the chefs they had better not be pulling a chicken stock in a veggie dish move.

“I love food, I love to eat all kinds of things, but I’m a vegetarian,” she said. “And if you serve me animal flesh I will thrust a light sabre through your eye.”

Point was definitely taken.

Things heated up when Natalie and guests started talking about the dish of shallots and garlic.

Lakshmi complained about the shallot, which she described as “a little sharp” when paired with garlic blossoms that she described as “very tiny in size and yet…”

“Big in your mouth?” Portman jumped in and said before Lakshmi could finish.

“It went from a little prick to big in your mouth,” Colicchio said.

“That’s what usually happens,” another guest said, which made the entire group laugh.

Hmm…never knew Colicchio had such a dirty mind.

What’s really disappointing is that Mike, the chef with the vegan mom, was sent home packing.

Not cool at all.

via eonline.com and ajc.com

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Carrie Underwood Leona Lewis–Who Would You [New CD Edition]

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 in Female Singers, Polls/Surveys, Who Would You.

Carrie Underwood and Leona Lewis both have new albums coming out in November.

Carrie will Play On and continue to be a voice for animals, such as when she donated proceeds of her version of “Home Sweet Home” to the Humane Society.

We’re confident Leona will create an Echo of love for animals, now that she’s working with the World Society for the Protection of Animals.

Both girls maintain great figures and voices by sticking to the veg diet.

Between the two ladies, who would you rather…

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Jenna Ushkowitz “Glee” Star Vegetarian Earth Saving Ways

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 in Actresses, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink.

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Jenna Ushkowitz is doing so much to help the environment, she has us singing with Glee.

The television star not only stays away from meat, but she does her best to save water.

“Not running the water when I brush my teeth, not running the shower too long, and I’m a vegetarian,” Ushkowitz said, when asked by Mother Nature Network how she helps to protect the environment.

Jenna the water conserving vegetarian. Lea Michele bucking cruelty. Does Glee have a caring bunch or what?

Look for some Madonna renditions in the upcoming episodes of Glee.

“We have her whole catalog. We’re all going through her music and thinking about what songs we’d like to do.”

Like a veggie Virgin.  Touching tempeh for the very first time.

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Amber Chia PETA Boycott Zoos Ad

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Models.

Amber Chia for PETA

Amber Chia for PETA

PETA Asia’s ad featuring Amber Chia has the supermodel answering the call of the wild!

“Tigers, elephants, and chimpanzees aren’t meant to live fenced in any more than I am,” says Chia as she holds a sign that reads, “Keep Wild Animals Free. Boycott zoos.”

Wearing nothing buy a striped body suit, it’s a good bet men would prefer to visit zoos with ladies dressed like Chia than to see animals in the same enclosures.

The ad will run in Japan, Thailand, Germany, the U.S., and Korea later this year.

via peta.org

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Glenn Beck To Al Gore–Eat Tofu, Save The Planet

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 in Politicians, TV Hosts, Videos.

Glenn Beck recently highlighted the importance of reducing meat consumption to prevent further destruction of the environment.

Beck called out Al Gore for not aggressively addressing the problem and encouraging environmentalists to become at least part time vegetarians and they are full time Prius drivers.

Beck began with a quote from U.K.’s climate chief Lord Stern:

“Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources. A vegetarian diet is better.”

Although he poo pooed the idea of Meatless Mondays in some schools (some blah blah about forcing a lifestyle on someone), Beck then demanded that Gore put his burger down and demand other environmentalist do the same.

And…gulp. Beck says he sides with PETA.

“That’s why I am siding with PETA on this one — once again asking Al Gore: If you really want to save the planet, put down the cheeseburgers and pick up the veggie burgers. Time for soy milk and to-furkey. No more delicious chocolate cookies — how about a nice bean-thing. That is, if you want to save the planet.”

“I’ve said before I disagree with PETA, but I respect them because they are not hypocrites: They say what they mean and mean what they say. I just disagree with what they say — except when it calls for Al Gore to eat tofu.”

This guy’s starting to grow on us. Not only is he not a frog killer, but he respects vegetarianism.

Will Beck soon produce a conservative’s porn dream and strip down to his naughties saying “I’d rather go naked than keep destroying the planet?”

via Ecorazzi.com and foxnews.com

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Carrie Underwood Can “Play On” After Accidentally Eating Chicken

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 in Female Singers, Food & Drink.

2nd Annual ACM Honors - Show

Carrie Underwood interviewed with Chicago Country Radio US 99.5 to discuss her life, her boyfriend, and her new album, Play On.

US 99.5: When was the last time you had a piece of meat?

Carrie: We had a problem like three years ago-I was in the recording studio…We ordered out and I asked the guy if the soup was vegetarian and he said, ‘oh yes, vegetarian, vegetarian’…I got it and there was a piece of chicken in it. But I don’t know if I actually ingested any.

US 99.5: If we could just have a moment of silence for the chicken.

The moment of silence was given.

Have you ever accidentally eaten meat in a pseudo vegetarian dish before?

Listen to Carrie’s entire interview at US99.com.

via carriefans.com

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Leona Lewis World Society For The Protection Of Animals Campaign

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Female Singers, Videos.

Leona Lewis has teamed with the World Society For the Protection of Animals to promote their campaign, Animals Matter.

Pictured with her dog Misty for the photo shoot, Leona is asking you to pledge to take action against animal cruelty, from neglect and abuse from owners to those forced to endure hardship in the entertainment industry.

“Hi, I’m Leona Lewis and there are lots of things that matter to me-my family, friends and my music. But like so many of you, I’m an animal lover too and they’re welfare also matters to me.”

Visit wspa.org to pledge to end animal cruelty and learn more about WSPA’s work.

via vipglamour.net

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