Written by Vegetarian Star on June 30th, 2009 in Actresses, Animal Issues.
Golden Girl Betty White recently expressed her disapproval with the animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
“They play dirty,” she said in an interview with Canada.com. “They not only give misinformation but disinformation . . . . They won’t listen, and it infuriates me. I’m sure they love animals but they should find out the facts.”
However, Betty has worked with the organization in the past, starring in an anti-fur public service announcement with her fellow Golden Girls.
Betty works with the Morris Animal Foundation, which funds “humane” studies dealing with the health problems of dogs, cats, horses, zoo animals and wild life. She’s also worked with the Los Angeles zoo for the past 41 years.
“Health and welfare, that’s all I’m interested in,” she explained and cautioned against being labeled an animal rights activist.
She’s not the first celebrity to work with PETA and criticize them later.
Vegan UFC champ Mac Danzig did a vegetarian PSA for the group, but later said that while believed in animal rights, “the way they go about their business is junior high most time.”
via Deceiver.com
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Written by Vegetarian Star on June 29th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Authors.
Comments Off on Alice Walker Trades Pig Eyes For Plain Water During Sickness
Alice Walker recently blogged about her experience with a naturopath doctor and natural treatments, one of which included medicine made from pigs’ eyes.
In discomfort, Alice, a vegetarian, tried the remedy for awhile, but eventually couldn’t block out the images of the animals she was putting in her body.
“One time she gave me a remedy made from pigs’ eyes, but that was as extreme as it got, and she had misgivings, being, I think, vegetarian. I took the pills for a while, in desperation, but couldn’t keep it up because of a mental image of a pig whose eyes twinkled at me. When I told her what had happened, she chuckled and said, Well, drink lots of water.”
The debate over the use of animals for medicine will probably never end until we have found a way recreate any animal “part” or devised a method for testing the effects of pharmaceuticals on humans without using laboratory animals.
Some are absolutely against any animal use or testing in medicine, while others keep their morals by ensuring they purchase pills manufactured without gelatin.
Where do you stand on the issue of animals and medicine?
via alicewalkersblog.com
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Written by Vegetarian Star on June 29th, 2009 in Authors.
Kathy Freston, author of Quantum Wellness Cleanse, has expressed before that vegetarians and vegans need to be a little nicer to the omnivores.
She advocates utilizing non vegan businesses, for example, when a vegan product is offered to encourage those businesses to expand their cruelty-free options.
Now that Meat-Free Mondays are on the calendar, she acknowledges that vegetarians and vegans will point their fingers to the other six days of the week and demand change, but feels they shouldn’t be too harsh because every step towards less meat is better.
So don’t “pooh pooh” only one day of meat-free eating, okay guys?
“And I know that some vegetarians pooh pooh Meatless Monday as not enough. I’m sympathetic to that view, but I think it’s unnecessarily strident. For people who think that going totally vegetarian is too challenging, the Meatless Monday campaign offers a gentle entrée into the idea of eating without eating animals. My hope is that people will use the campaign as a stepping stone–first one meatless day per week, then three, then five, then seven. As we lean into meatless eating–switching out more and more meat meals for meatless meals–we end up feeling better, both physically and ethically.”
Visit Huffingtonpost.com to read Kathy’s entire blog post on the topic.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on June 29th, 2009 in Business, Chefs, Meatless Mouthful, Models.
Comments Off on Meatless Mouthful: Heather Mills Has Own Meat-Free Monday Idea
“I am not telling people to stop eating meat and dairy altogether. I’m just saying come and try it one day a week, have a nice meal and do your bit for the environment.”
—-Heather Mills, according to the New York Daily News, on advocating being animal friendly and saving the planet. Heather’s new vegan restaurant, V Bites, is scheduled to open this week at Hove Lagoon in the UK.
Ironically, her ex husband, Paul McCartney, is currently promoting his Meat Free Mondays campaign, encouraging people to give up meat entirely for just one day a week.
via Entertainment Daily
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Written by Vegetarian Star on June 29th, 2009 in Female Musicians, Female Singers.
Comments Off on Emmylou Harris Is A Sexy Vegetarian Over 50. Are You?
PETA likes to host dozens of contests involving sexy people who don’t eat meat, and it’s time for the senior citizens to flaunt their thing, with the “Sexiest Vegetarian Over 50” contest.
The vegs over 50 are in good company, with celebs like Paul McCartney, Prince, James Cromwell, Russell Simmons, Cloris Leachman, and Emmylou Harris.
Sixty two year old Emmylou has been involved with animal organizations like the Best Friends Animal Society, recorded public service announcements on taking good care of your pets, and even runs a dog shelter in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.
If you’re a sexy veg and over 50, why not enter the contest?
The finalists will be narrowed down on July 24th, then readers can vote and the winner in both the male and female category will be announced August 24.
Those voted the sexiest receive a gift basket from Vegan Divine.
You’re taking the best steps toward living another century, lowering your health care costs, and looking great.
And it’s cool to tell the kids and grand kids, “When I was your age, worshipping seitan meant a completely different thing.”
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Written by Vegetarian Star on June 29th, 2009 in Authors, Business, Pop Culture.
Our ears should be ringing off the hook now, because someone’s been talking about us!
Cleveland Vegetarian Examiner Kaitlin Miller wrote up a post on Vegetarian Star she titled, “Has Perez Hilton landed a vegetarian site? Not Quite!”
Kaitlin was humorously referring to who’s basically the founder of gossip websites, Mario Armando Lavandeira, better know as Perez Hilton.com.
“Vegetarianstar.com is a celebrity gossip site very closely mocking Perez Hilton’s popular trash-talking yet humorous blog, except that it is strictly relating to vegetarianism. Fans can track a plethora of different categories, submit polls, comment on photos, articles, and breaking news, and browse around for the newest gossip.”
“Eye-catching headlines that contain big Hollywood names are attracting viewers worldwide, like “Heather Mills Making Vegan Dog Food,” or “Jimmy Kimmel Does The Raunchy Tofu on Late Night Television.” I don’t know about you, but seeing the words “raunchy” and “tofu” together definitely intrigues me.”
Yeah, tofu does it for us, too Kaitlin.
Sorry to disappoint those who thought this was a post talking about Perez Hilton getting his raunchy on with tofu. But when he does…you better believe we’ll be telling you about it.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on June 29th, 2009 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Environment-Eco-Green.
Comments Off on Race Car Driver Leilani Munter One Of 10 Reasons To Love USA
Photo Credit: Craig Davidson
Besides the whole Freedom of Speech thing, NYC, and baseball, name some great things about the United States of America.
Add Leilani Munter to your list, as the vegetarian race car driver who races with divisions of both NASCAR and IndyCar has made Reader’s Digest’s 10 Reasons to Love Our Country.
“Münter, 33, who’s both a stock-car and open-wheel driver, has made it her mission to “green” big-time auto racing—which, at 100 million strong, may have the most enthusiastic fan base on the planet. Her goals: renewable biofuels and recycled tires for the cars and recycling programs at the tracks. For doubters, she has a message: “Never underestimate a vegetarian hippie chick with a race car.””
Leilani consistently delivers her message as an environmentalist through public speaking engagements, interviews, and her website, carbonfreegirl.com.
Not to mention she’s lightening her carbon footprint every time she sits down at the dinner table and consumes a plant based meal.
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,” she said, “are the ones who end up doing it.”
What can we say? We love those crazy girls.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on June 29th, 2009 in Female Musicians, Female Singers.
Comments Off on Erykah Badu Speaks At Queen Afua Wellness Institute Opening
Erykah Badu was a guest speaker at the grand opening of the Queen Afua Wellness Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The celebration marked the expansion of the already existing Queen Afua’s Heal Thyself Natural Living Center.
Queen Afua is a holistic health practitioner, advocate, and author.
The new institute will feature vegan foods, detox products and services, as well as a juice bar.
Vegan Erykah is no stranger to holistic health, grows her own herbs, and has spoken publicly about getting her license for holistic health and prescribing.
Along with her brunch and dinner Q & A Sessions with Queen Afua, Erykah hosted an afterparty.
The event featured vegan ice cream from Wheeler’s Frozen Dessert Company.
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