Vegetarian Star

Every animal needs a “whisperer.” Ellen DeGeneres and Ginnifer Goodwin may not know all the inner workings of the turkey mind yet, but theses ladies do know enough about the animals to realize they’re incredible sentient beings who deserve their own Thanksgiving feast and not spread across the table as one.

Ellen is serving as the Adopt-A-Turkey ambassador for Farm Sanctuary’s annual drive that raises money to care for turkeys on the grounds and last year, Miss Goodwin had the privilege of serving as bird publicist.

Between the two turkey whisperers, who would you rather…

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Tim Love Jane Velez-Mitchell. Credit: Eatocracy

Chef Tim Love has anything but love for the vegetarian diet. Hoping to silence the veggie hoopla, he hopped onto CNN’s 5@5 to list the reasons why he thought cream of broccoli can’t compete with chicken fried steak. However, Jane Velez-Mitchell, host of HLN’s Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell jumped into the ring and fired back with five punches of her own as to why veg is the only way to go.

When Love said:

“Eating vegetarian may seem like the healthier option (and, probably, often is), but when it comes down to it, meat, in moderation, provides much needed protein, iron and amino acids. As long as you don’t go overboard and eat one of those 15-pound burgers you see on TV, you should be fine.”

Jane said:

“If huge amounts of protein were the key to perfect health, America would be the healthiest nation on earth because we eat a lot more meat than people in most other countries. But, we’re not the healthiest. Two thirds of us are overweight or obese and the crisis is accelerating. The drumbeat of protein is a selling tool – pure and simple – and we’ve all bought into it. Americans are getting more protein than they need.”

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Patricia De Leon PETA

Patricia De Leon‘s anti-bullfighting ad has finally been unveiled by PETA. It’s refreshing to see a beautiful red dress on rose petals in place of blood drops, what would normally be the decor in a bullfighting arena.  Earlier, we posted a Q & A session the model and former Miss Panama did with the animal rights group, where De Leon expressed distaste that bullfighting was celebrated in a culture with so many other beautiful, non-violent traditions.

Bullfighting is never a “fair” fight, as ultimately the bull can never be the winner. But there are other ways the matador can sabotage his opponent, causing more suffering to the animal before the fight.

According to PETA, the bulls are debilitated by being drugged and deprived of food and have heavy objects dropped on their backs. Some handlers engage in an illegal practice called “shaving,” where a few inches of the bull’s horns are sawed off, exposing nerves and further impairing the animal’s condition.

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Anthony Bourdain and Jonathan Safran Foer have taken a stab at the meat versus vegetarian debate before on Eric Ripert’s Turn and Burn. Now, the chef and author are together again for a debate posted at CBC Radio.

Foer’s primary reason for going vegetarian was because of the conditions of factory farms, citing they go against the values most people hold, whether they’re vegetarian or not.

Bourdain kept referencing to eating meat as a way to welcome other people and experiencing cultures outside your home. So while being vegetarian at home is okay, he’d prefer people not turn down meat dishes as guests.

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Sun Chips Compostable

Alright, vegan, eco-friendly snackers. You’ve made too much noise opening your Sun Chips 100% compostable bags, too many people complained and now Frito-Lay is switching back to the less environmentally friendly, quieter bags. Were you munching on Sun Chips in the library?

Last year, Frito-Lay came out with a completely biodegradable bag as an alternative to its plastic ones. However, the downside is that the eco-friendly bags make more noise when opening and customers started complaining.

The company is now in the transition of making the switch to the old bags for all of the flavors except Original, which happens to be vegan. So, technically, vegans eating the totally plant-based Sun Chips may still get to munch in unison with Mother Earth.

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Forks Over Knives, a documentary that suggests America’s health problems can be overcome by a switch to a plant-based diet, has partnered with Whole Foods and the store’s Healthy Eating Partner, Rip Esselstyn, author of “The Engine 2 Diet,” to offer a series of pre-screenings of the film. Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia sponsored the first screening, which sold out in July.

The following are some of the tour dates for when “Forks Over Knives” will be screening in a city near you. For exact time and location, check with your local Whole Foods Market.

• Nashville, TN–Wednesday, October 6th

• Chicago, IL–Tuesday, October 19th

• Fort Collins, CO–Wednesday, October 20th

• Los Angeles, CA–Thursday, November 11th

• Portland, OR–TBA

• Seattle, WA–TBA

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“We have to be able to know what we’re buying when we go out to shop for food. The way things are now, (food producers) can say if something is made without antibiotics or genetic modification, but they’re not required to state if they do use those things. I just think we have to concentrate on growing real food in the parts of the country that have climates that support it. If we can grow more real food, and buy and cook more real food, we’re all in better shape.”

–Author Mark Bittman, a flexitarian who follows a “vegan until six” approach to eating, on the recent FDA ruling that genetically modified salmon does not have to be labeled. Unfortunately, this trend could have serious consequences as some studies have already linked GM foods to abnormalities in mammals, such as genetically modified soy diets leading to abnormal ovary and uterus changes in mice.

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Russell Brand claims to be a sober man now, but a recent statement about the appropriateness of wearing leather from the vegetarian makes us question what was in his soymilk that morning.

According to Hollywood Life, Brand said, “It’s cruel to kill animals just to have a snack. I mean, sometimes [I wear leather], but those animals gave up their lives very gratefully.”

Unfortunately, some vegetarians may believe that buying leather is harmless since the animals are going to be killed in the meat industry anyway. However, some sources say that the leather industry is one on its own and even helps subsidize factory farming, giving it a financial boost it couldn’t accomplish on its own. How?

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