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Maria Menounos will host the first annual Ferdinand’s Ball, which kicks off the Kentucky Derby on Thursday, April 29.
Proceeds from the ball will directly benefit Old Friends, a non-profit organization that rescues retired racehorses from neglect, abuse and slaughter.
The event will feature a four-course vegetarian meal, athletes and local politicians, a silent auction, live entertainment and a presentation of an award to the Humane Society of the United States for their contribution to equine welfare.
Ferdinand was a 1986 Kentucky Derby winner who made millions and ended up in a slaughter house after being sent to Japan.
It’s fantastic that these horses can retire in comfort, but it’s questionable whether horse racing should be allowed to begin with.
According to In Defense of Animals, about 800 race horses die each year from fatal injuries on U.S race tracks and approximately 3,500 sustain injuries so bad they cannot finish the race.
IDA also states that many state governments are hesitant to prosecute abusers in the industry because they share revenue.
Comments Off on Taco Bell Invades India–Heidi And Spencer Soon To Follow
Taco Bell has set up shop in India.
Hopefully, for the citizens’ sake, Heidi and Spencer won’t rush there to try the paneer tacos anytime soon.
In a country known for its vegetarian dishes, the fast food giant has compromised to fit the culture’s standards at its first restaurant in Bangalore.
Half the menu is vegetarian, with such items denoted by a green dot.
Tacos can be topped with native cheeses like paneer and a potato taco (a crunchy, Mexican flavored samosa-like treat?) is also available.
“It took us over two years to perfect our three Vs for India — value, vegetarian and variety,” said Taco Bell’s general manager in India, Ashok Bajpai.
Two additional restaurants are expected to open in Bangalore this year, with the goal of 100 by 2015.
Comments Off on John Salley Jane Velez-Mitchell Discuss Children, Vegetarian Diets
John Salley was recently interview by fellow vegan and journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell about his trip with New York city students to see Avatar, where he later discussed the benefits of a vegetarian diet on the Earth and ate a vegetarian meal with the children.
Jane and John talked about his mission to get America’s kids healthier and to combat obesity.
Maybe the answer is to feed children what they need and not what they want.
“They put vegetarian food in front of them when they were hungry. Some of them booed. Some of them awed. But at the end of it, they all were fed well,” Salley said.
John gets into the number of animals killed for food and makes a statement about how despite these millions, there is still poverty worldwide–indicating protein may not be the best way to feed the people.
Bethenny Frankel is about 7 months pregnant now, and she’s definitely feeling the effects, including having to urinate every couple of hours and bloating.
She said that her face was “literally deformed so much that I look like a different person.”
To cut down on bloating, Frankel has reduced her salt intake and has taken to eating mostly vegetarian.
This shouldn’t be hard, given the fact she’s already demonstrated cooking dozens of vegetarian recipes.
Processed meats, such as bacon, sausage, deli cuts, hot dogs and frozen dinners can be full of sodium, and a group called the Center for Science in the Public Interest has urged the USDA to establish maximum levels of sodium content in these foods.
Recently, some studies have found the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes in those who consume processed meats greater than those who don’t.
The red tape of Capitol Hill can be thicker than oatmeal you forget to add enough water to.
Why wait for the government to say certain levels of salt in meat is “healthy?”
Whether you’re pregnant or not, cut all meat from your diet and always be able to recognize yourself in the mirror.
“She says she goes hunting and lives off animal meat — I’ve never seen it. I’ve never seen her touch a fishing pole. She had a gun in her bedroom and one day she asked me to show her how to shoot it. I asked her what kind of gun it was, and she said she didn’t know, because it was in a box under her bed.”
Let’s hope it stays under her bed for everyone’s, two and four legged, sake.
Lea Michele recently became a vegan, but that doesn’t stop the Italian Glee actress from enjoying a plate of lasagna.
“I’m part of a traditional Italian family, so when I became a vegan, my mother learned how to make a version of lasagne I could still enjoy,” Lea said. “The idea of possibly going through the rest of my life without eating it was very upsetting!”
Lea is sharing her mother’s recipe for vegetable lasagna roll ups in the May issue of InStyle.
Vegan lasagna is incredible easy to make.
Substituting dairy cheese for a soy version like Chicago Soy Dairy’s “Teese” or Follow Your Heart “Vegan Gourmet” or “Tofutti” is the quickest way.
For a soft, more traditional ricotta cheese, soft or silken tofu seasoned with plum vinegar and soy sauce give taste alike versions even a non vegan would enjoy.
Eden Organic has a vegetable lasagna that utilizes such a tofu ricotta in one of their many recipes online.
Comments Off on Alicia Silverstone LA Times Festival Of Books-“Can’t Wait To Be Pregnant”
Alicia Silverstone spoke at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this past weekend where she promoted her vegan lifestyle and diet cookbook, The Kind Diet.
She revealed that wearing a maternity suit while acting in the play Time Stands Still, was fun, and that she can’t wait to get pregnant.
“I’ve been wanting to have a baby since I was 2 years old – I’m destined to be a mother,” she said.
When she finally is carrying child, Silverstone is sure discuss details of her pregnancy, including how it affects her vegan cravings.
Bet she’ll even make her own vegetarian baby food, something a registered dietitian from Vegetarian Resource Group says is easy to do and includes recipes for suggestion on the group’s website.
Given the fact that so many female vegetarian celebrities complain of and give into meat cravings, it will be refreshing to hear the nine month experiences of a staunch vegan activist who will most likely not cave like the rest.
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Jimmy Kimmel featured a funny video featuring cats recording a “We Are The World” like song about the plight of their eviction.
Definitely worth the watch for some good afternoon humor.
The planned George W. Bush presidential library on the Southern Methodist University campus is also home to feral cats that will soon face eviction.
According to the LA Times, a feral cat program was started by the university in 2005 in an effort to control the population, which has dwindled dramatically since its inception.
It’s expected that the remaining cats will be relocated to a nearby woods area.
One effective way at reducing feral cat numbers and improving their lives (and the accompanying problems such as loud noise from fighting behaviors, flea infestations and odor from males marking territory), is the use of Trap-Neuter-Return programs.
TNR cats are spayed/neutered, vaccinated from rabies and surgically ear-tipped, which is the universal sign a cat has gone through the TNR system.
