Written by Vegetarian Star on December 16th, 2008 in Female Musicians, Female Singers.
Comments Off on Chain, Chain, Chain: Emmylou Harris Says Only Fools Chain Dogs
Country music star Emmylou Harris extends her activism for animals far beyond her plate.
She runs a dog shelter in her native state of Tennessee and performed at a Best Friends For Animal Society event designed to raise money to help four legged creatures in all sorts of ways, including getting them adopted.
Now, she’s teaming up with PETA to remind everyone to get their pet spayed and neutered and invite them in your home instead of keeping them chained outside.
You can listen to Emmylou’s radio PSA if you’d like, and be reminded that for some of us, respect for animals goes beyond deciding not to put them in our mouths.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 16th, 2008 in Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers.
Comments Off on Jason Mraz Shies From Revealing Choco Avocado Masterpiece
If you’ve been keeping up with the news we bring you (and you should), you know that Jason Mraz switched to a raw foods vegan diet last Spring and is a homegrown avocado farmer.
He’s talked about his love for avocado before and mentioned it briefly with E!Online. When asked if he was an avocado expert, he replied:
“I like to think so. I certainly know how to choose them in a grocery store.”
Oh, Jason, Jason, Jason! You do so much more than choose the right ones in the grocery store.
Mraz has created his very own Chocomole, a chocolate mousse made with avocado.
Trying to be humble?
When he doesn’t have an avocado sweet tooth, Jason likes to cut them in half and sprinkle lemon juice on them before gobbling up.
Read the rest of Jason’s story with E! Online.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 16th, 2008 in Actresses.
Comments Off on Gwyneth Paltrow: Save A Pig, Eat A Turkey!
Forget the horse, forget the cowboy. Save a pig, eat a turkey!
Gwyneth Paltrow has no doubt taken a beating from the vegetarian community these days and for good reason, including her fur wearing ways in a Tod’s clothing ad.
Her “Spain…On The Road Again” series on PBS, which UKTV has now obtained the rights, features Gwynnie, celebrity chef Mario Batali, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols and their culinary experiences while traveling through the country.
While filming the series, Gwyneth said she did not eat jamon, a cured ham product only found in Spain and Portugal, because she’s a vegetarian, according to UK’s Digital TV blog.
When she apologized to PETA for wearing fur for Tod’s, she did say that her and husband Chris Martin, Coldplay frontman, are “pretty much vegetarian.”
However, in the Huffington Post she wrote about how turkey always has a place (dead, not a seat at the table, that is) at her Thanksgiving table with recipe instructions for how to make turkey burgers!
Hollywood divas can be ever so confusing! For now, it’s assumed Gwyneth follows the “Save a pig, eat a turkey!” vegetarian plan.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 16th, 2008 in Actors, Actresses, Food & Drink.
Sandra Oh must have gotten Ellen Pompeo hooked on veggie grub since she took the cast of Grey’s Anatomy to Truly Vegan, an L.A. vegan restaurant a few months ago!
Ellen was spotted with her hubby, Chris Ivery, at L.A.’s Kitchen 24 eating veggie burgers.
As we brought you the news before, the entire Grey’s group Sandra took really enjoyed their vegan restaurant experience, including Patrick Dempsey, who couldn’t get enough vegan chocolate cake and Ellen, who returned to the spot several times after her first experience.
Whether or not Ellen Pompeo has “gone veg wild,” has not been determined. But it’s safe to say she’s got a thing for it!
via People
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 16th, 2008 in Female Musicians, Female Singers, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Lisa Loeb Ate Corn Dog Without The Dog At Texas State Fair
For 15 years, singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb thought she was allergic to corn. Turns out she wasn’t and she wanted to celebrate. So she ate a corn dog at the Texas State Fair-minus the hot dog, according to Dallas News.
The vegetarian best known for her hit song in 1994, “Stay,” is getting married soon, but is not naming the lucky guy.
She’s a Texas native, and she dressed up as Sarah Palin for Halloween, but her views don’t mirror those of the party in which the current President who shares the same state as her stomping grounds belongs. Her fiance went as Joe the Plumber!
While it’s great Lisa knows she can eat corn, we just can’t help but wonder if she could have celebrated with something other than a hotdogless corndog, which probably resembled a mere hush puppy. Like maybe corn on the cob? Seems similar to ordering a Big Mac at McDonald’s with just bread and toppings.
But who are we to argue with a Brown University graduate?
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 15th, 2008 in Actresses.
Actress Eva Mendes (Hitch, Ghost Rider) has worn her birthday suit for PETA in the past and now she wants Morrissey to join her.
“I really want to do a PETA ad with Morrissey, I’d be happy to do it naked if need be.”
Although she is willing to show her buns for animal rights, she’s not sure if she should expect full frontal from the former singer of The Smiths.
“Whether Morrissey would want to get naked with me is another question. Maybe he could come up with something more creative than out-and-out nudity.”
Like maybe a fake chik’n patty covering up the essential parts?
Morrissey is an avid supporter of PETA as well as a vegan, so teaming up for the cause makes sense.
Mendes said she’s had a crush on Morrissey ever since she discovered The Smiths.
Morrissey, who is rumored to be talking to former Smiths member Johnny Marr about a reunion, is being presented with a lot of decisions lately. Reunionize with the boys, get naked with the girl…Tough choices, but someone’s gotta make them.
via UK Sun
Photo: The Peta Files
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 15th, 2008 in Actresses.
Ooh, Kid Rock’s gonna be steamed about this one.
Pamela Anderson wrote to Queen Beatrix in The Netherlands to talk about two issues that are near and dear to her heart: fur and sex.
The combination of the two words sounds rather kinky, but it’s nothing more than Pam’s animal side, er, animal rights side coming out.
“I’m thrilled to be visiting Holland this week not only because of the country’s charm but also because of its progressive outlook on two issues close to my heart: sex and animal rights. These topics overlap when it comes to fur: Nothing has less sex appeal than a fur coat.”
She goes on to ask that since Holland has already banned certain types of fur farms, why not go all the way and ban it all?
Read the rest of Pamela’s letter for suggestions on increasing sex appeal to the Queen.
via The Peta Files
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 15th, 2008 in Male Musicians, Male Singers.
Comments Off on Paul McCartney On Dalai Lama Doctors: They’re Just Wrong!
Mere regular celebrities may fall prey to the medical industry telling them meat is necessary for health, but His Holiness?
The Dalai Lama was vegetarian once, but on the advice of doctors, decided to start eating meat. He has been criticized for this by some, including Paul McCartney.
In Prospect Magazine, Paul reveals he wrote to His Holiness after the Dalai Lama stated, “As Buddhists we believe in not causing any suffering to any sentient beings.”
Paul replied to this by saying, “Forgive me for pointing this out, but if you eat animals then there is some suffering somewhere along the line.”
It was then revealed by the Dalai Lama that he was simply following doctors’ orders.
“He replied saying that his doctors had told him he needed it, so I wrote back saying they were wrong.”
via Uk Times Online
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