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Viola Davis Wants Rhode Island To Help Elephants In Circuses

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 in Actresses, Animal Issues.

Viola Davis

Tony award winning actress Viola Davis would like her home state to take the leading role in protecting animals in circuses.

The star of hits like King Hedley II, Intimate Apparel and Fences wrote to legislators in the state asking them to support laws that would ban circuses in the state from using bullhooks on elephants.

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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 in Actresses, Birthdays.

Lisa Edelstein

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

Photo: Raven Underwood/Creative Commons

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Portia de Rossi On Vegan Diet And Healthy Weight

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Actresses, Food & Drink.

Portia de Rossi

Portia de Rossi is a spokesperson for both the vegan lifestyle and eating disorder recovery.

Her book, Unbearable Lightness, briefly touches on how following a plant-based diet helped her overcome her obsessions with strict eating, as it taught her to appreciate how what she ate helped other–the animals–versus affected her own image.

During an interview with the Pittsburgh-Gazette, the subject of gaining weight on a vegan diet came up.

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Lisa Rinna had the perfect strategy for taking over the competition in Celebrity Apprentice.

Eat as vegan as possible.

Or at least do what Mary Lou Henner does.

“Mary Lou’s a strict vegan. When I came on the show, I thought, “How am I going to eat?” Last time there was no food and there was no water and we were all mad all the time,” Rinna said.

“I’m going to become a vegan a month before I go and I’m just going to eat everything Mary Lou does.”

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Jane Lynch "Shelter Me"

Jane Lynch will co-host the second installment of Shelter Me, a PBS series on pet adoption. The series began in April and highlights different pets that found their way into the homes of two-legged families.

Instead of sharing the screen with another actor, the Glee coach will work alongside her dog Olivia to help educate viewers on the importance of seeking pets from shelters.

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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, May 17th, 2013 in Actresses, Birthdays.

Nikki Reed

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

Photo: David Shankbone/Creative Commons

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Ginnifer Good Tweets Against Tennessee Ag Gag Bill

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Celebrity Tweets.

Ginnifer Goodwin

Ginnifer Goodwin took a moment to send her fans a Tweet, urging them to not support an ag gag bill in Tennessee.

The bill, like others many states have attempted to pass, wants to make criminal the taping of activities on farms during undercover investigations.

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Portia de Rossi spoke with Parade magazine on the favorite dish she and Ellen DeGeneres enjoy eating together.

“We [de Rossi is married to Ellen DeGeneres] go to our farm, light a fire in our cabin, and cook together. Ellen’s favorite dish is red beans and rice, so we make that a lot. Any night on our farm is lovely,” de Rossi said of the perfect getaway weekend.

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