Written by Vegetarian Star on March 22nd, 2013 in Animal Issues, Film & TV, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on ABC “Nightline” Feature On Ag-Gag Laws And Farm Investigations
ABC’s Nightline recently featured a segment on the numerous ag-gag laws making their way through Congress.
“Would you like to see where your dinner came from?” asked Bill Weir during the episode.
Executive Director for the animal welfare group Mercy for Animals Nathan Runkle made an appearance to discuss the laws that seek to make hidden camera investigations on factory farms illegal. It is a move that many activists feel would hamper whistle blowers who out acts of animal cruelty.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on March 21st, 2013 in Animal Issues.
Comments Off on Iditarod Tragedy Makes PETA Urge For Charges Filed Advertisers Removed
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has spoken against a recent tragedy that occurred during Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
A five year old dog named Dorado was dropped from the race due to lack of performance. He was buried alive in drifting snow, the cause of death cited as asphyxiation.
“It’s a horrifying death, and we feel it was totally preventable,” PETA cruelty caseworker Kristin Simon said.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on March 21st, 2013 in Actresses, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Alicia Silverstone Animal Friendly Passover And Easter Tips
Alicia Silverstone has shared her ideas for an animal friendly Passover and Easter.
Alicia writes on The Kind Life:
“Last year I got thinking about the similarities between the Passover and Easter traditions. Jewish people search their homes for leaven before Passover starts to get it out of the house (since chametz or “leavening” isn’t allowed in the house during Passover). Christians celebrate Easter by searching for eggs (the egg is seen as a sign of renewed life or resurrected life by breaking out of it, relating to Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday). So both holidays have this tradition of searching…”
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Written by Vegetarian Star on March 21st, 2013 in Animal Issues, Chefs.
Martha Stewart has taken to her blog to write about the love of her two French bulldogs and a bulldog rescue organization, French Bulldog Village.
Writes Martha:
“Francesca and Sharkey, my two French bulldogs, came from Suzanne Readmond of Just Us Dogs, a wonderful breeder in Maryland. Suzanne recently told me that she is the president of a small French bulldog rescue group called French Bulldog Village. Just last weekend, they took in eleven neglected Frenchie girls, whose breeder could no longer care for them. I asked Suzanne to tell us about the Village.”
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Written by Vegetarian Star on March 21st, 2013 in Animal Issues, Politicians.
Comments Off on Stephen Harper Canadian PM Loves His Cats Stanley And Gypsy
The Canadian Prime Minister loves his cats!
When asked by a Canadian resident to discuss his four-legged family members, Stephen Harper responded in a letter that gave great details about each feline’s personality.
“Stanley is a grey tabby and is two years old. Gypsy is the wise old cat of the house and is almost nine,” Harper wrote in a letter that was posted to the social sharing site Reddit.com.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on March 20th, 2013 in Business, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Zumba Fitness Co-Founder Perlman Eats Mostly Vegan Avoid Dairy
Alberto Perlman (center) is the co-founder of Zumba Fitness, an aerobic workout done to the tunes of Latin American music.
Perlman has been named Ink Magazine’s list of the top five CEOs to watch in 2013.
You can’t be a leader in the fitness industry without setting an example at the table.
Perlman consumes a mostly vegan diet and avoid dairy like some dieters avoid the scale.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on March 20th, 2013 in Fashion, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.
Comments Off on Meatless Mouthful–Diane von Fürstenberg Health Tip Includes Vegetarian
“The most important thing is to be healthy, to drink a lot of water, to fight gravity as much as possible [laughs]. I am one of the few people who decided I wasn’t going to do any invasion with my face. I am almost a vegetarian, and I meditate, do yoga and love to hike.”
—Diane von Fürstenberg, fashion designer known for the “wrap dress,” to Vanity Fair.
When asked what her favorite indulgence was, Fürstenberg responded “dark chocolate,” which happens to be just as equally hip and fashionable, considering it is often vegan.
Photo: David Shankbone/Creative Commons
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Written by Vegetarian Star on March 20th, 2013 in Animal Issues, Male Singers.
Comments Off on Ricky Martin Gets Rescue Chicken Sponsored In His Honor By PETA
Ricky Martin has spent the last couple of months living the vida vegetarian and PETA has decided to sponsor a rescue chicken after him in his honor.
The chicken is named Olivia, and she spends her days at the Kindred Spirits Sanctuary in Florida “taking dust baths, roosting in trees and relaxing in the sun.”
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