Archive for the ‘animals’ Category

The Green Picture: Roger Moore Continues His Battle With Foie Gras Industry

November 6th 2009

Actor Roger Moore recently teamed up with PETA to convince Selfridges  – a well-known chain in Britian — to stop selling Foie Gras. As many already know, Foie Gras is raised by force-feeding ducks and geese until their livers become enlarged. Moore even sent a private letter to Selfridges’ owner, offering to buy the company’s entire [...]

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Bob Barker Donates $1 Million To University For Professorship In Animal Rights

November 5th 2009

Bob Barker is stepping up to the plate once again and getting involved in animal welfare issues.
Barker recently donated $1 million to Drury University to establish the Dorothy Jo Barker Professorship in Animal Rights. The program, which is named after his late wife, will offer intense course study on animal issues like cruelty and philosophy.
Barker [...]

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The Green Picture: The Biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels Wears PETA Shirt

November 4th 2009

Ecorazzi recently reported that The Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper had gone VEG. But could his animal-loving ways be rubbing off on his fellow trainer? On the latest episode of The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels was wearing one of PETA’s “Fight Breedism” shirt. The shirt reads,”Fight Breedism. Adopt. Each year 8 million dogs and cats [...]

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Ready or not — Thanksgiving is just around the corner! True, you could gnaw on the leg of some helplessly slaughtered turkey, but why not mix it up this year with a celebration of compassion.
On November 22, Jonathan Safran Foer will be the guest of honor at Farm Sanctuary’s “Celebration For The Turkeys “– an all-day [...]

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Meet Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson At Special NYC Event

November 3rd 2009

Lately it seems like Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson is all over the news! Just last week, Watson took to Ecorazzi to share his thoughts on South Park’s parody of his organization, explaining:
“I have to say that being lampooned on South Park is hardly something to complain about. They spelt Sea Shepherd right and they brought [...]

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Elizabeth Kucinich: PCRM’s New Director Of Public Affairs

November 2nd 2009

We love the Kucinich family. We love the Physicans Committee for Responsible Medicine family. Put them together and what do you get? Pure, unleaded awesomeness!
The Washington Post recently reported that Elizabeth Kucinich is the new Director of Public Affairs for PCRM — a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher [...]

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South Park “Whale Whores”: Captain Paul Watson Responds!

"I'm in good company along with Tom Cruise and Sean Penn."

October 30th 2009

Wednesday night’s airing of the latest South Park episode Whale Whores created quite the conversation in our early morning recap. While some praised the message of the show, others felt that it went a little too far in playing Wack-A-Mole with Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson.
Not one to shy away from controversy, Watson stopped by [...]

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South Park “Whale Whores” Manages To Hilariously Offend Everyone Equally

With the exception being Paul Watson, who gets absolutely eviscerated.

October 29th 2009

Last night, South Park went straight for the heart of the Japanese whaling controversy with their episode titled Whale Whores. If you’ve watched Animal Planet’s Whale Wars, seen The Cove, or read any one of our many articles on the issue, you’ll find that South Park creators Matt and Trey probably did the same. The [...]

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Leona Lewis Teams Up With World Society For The Protection of Animals

October 28th 2009

Singing sensation and veggie rockstar Leona Lewis is teaming up with the World Society for the Protection of Animals to help end suffering.
Lewis recently filmed a PSA for the organization which claims to be “the world’s largest alliance of animal welfare organizations.”  With over 1,000 animal welfare groups in about 150 countries, we think that [...]

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The Green Quote: Vegetarian MTV Star Alexa Chung Love Dead Animals

October 27th 2009

“[I collect] dead things, but I’m a vegetarian, so it’s a bit hard.”
“I got a dead alligator head in New Orleans.”
“I don’t mind if I hate the animal.”
“Alligators and spiders I don’t mind being dead.”
- MTV host Alexa Chung on being a vegetarian but also collecting dead animals. Wait a tick? Alligators and spiders can [...]

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