Vegetarian Star

Several celebrities have partaken in a funny PSA for Farm Sanctuary’s What Did You Do? campaign meant to raise awareness on the cruelty of factory farming and teach consumers how they can make a difference.

Russell Simmons, Shannon Elizabeth, Fred Willard and Ashlan Gorse play enthusiastic PR folks in a conference who are trying to pitch their ideas to help people understand just how much life on some of these farms suck for animals.

“I get that you don’t want to shock people but the reality is shocking,” Simmons says.

Some suggested ideas to get the shocking point across include “Celebrity Pictionary,” that illustrates how chickens get their beaks cut off. However, that idea is deemed “over the top.”

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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

• Alicia Silverstone (37)
• Russell Simmons (56)

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Syesha Mercado has spent almost a year in Chicago starring as the African village girl Nabulungi in the on-stage hit The Book of Mormon.

Eleven months is long time to get to know one of the more popular tourist spots in the United States.

If vegan food guidance is what you’re looking for, this actress who’s also an American Idol alum can surely provide more than a brochure’s worth of “Where to Go.”

Mercado definitely has her favorites she’s become accustomed to while on tour for Mormon.

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“You know, there’s a certain amount of grossness I guess to me, but I’ve lived for 20 years with people eating meat next to me and I have to be understanding of where they are and their choices if I want them to understand my choices. So I try to be tolerant and understanding. Yeah, it grosses me out on a certain level but i have become used to that I guess you could say.”

—Emily Deschanel, during an interview where she was asked if she got “grossed out” by people eating meat around her.

Photo: Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons

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Pamela Anderson and PETA vice-president Dan Mathews will be participating in New York’s 10th annual Advertising Week. The two will serve on a panel to discuss how the animal rights group’s eye-catching and often provocative displays about vegetarianism and cruelty-free fashion choices have helped it raise awareness on animal welfare.

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Carrie Underwood looks great in the recently unveiled poster for The Sound of Music.

The vegetarian country music singer is making her acting debut in the NBC version about the popular 1965 movie that starred Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.

NBC will show the three hour live staging of the show on December 5.

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Natalie Portman will be relocating to Paris, France with her husband Benjamin Millepied and their two-year-old son, Aleph. The European city is known for its beauty and romance and is probably a dream for anyone, but Portman is concerned about being able to maintain her vegetarian/vegan diet.

In L.A., she has no problem finding good vegetarian food and she’s grown accustomed to the convenience.

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Beth Stern‘s 2014 North Shore Animal League calendar is now available for order.

The exclusive calendar features the animal advocate posing with several of her furry friends that include both dogs and cats. Photography was provided by Beth’s famous radio jockey husband Howard Stern.

The proceeds from the calendar will go towards Bianca’s Furry Friends, a planned Feline Adoption and Wellness named in honor of Beth’s deceased bulldog.

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