Farm Sanctuary is kind of like that gift that keeps on giving. I mean seriously, how can you not leave these guys?! As the nations leading animal rescue organization, Farm Sanctuary strives to see a world where the violence that animal agriculture inflicts upon people, animals and the environment has ended, and where instead we exercise values of compassion.

Last night Ecorazzi had the honor of attending the organizations Winter Wonderland for the Animals event and catching up with a few of our favorite Hollywood do-gooders. The evening was held at the beautiful Art Directors Club in midtown Manhattan and was jam packed with New York’s most compassionate crowd. 

Upon arrival we made our way to the press area and said hello to Corey and Susie Feldman, Jennifer Coolidge, Daniella Sea and many more. Of course the evening wouldn’t be complete without a little face time with Alison Becker, Loretta Swit, Chloe Jo Berman, Victoria Moran, Karen Dawn and Joshua Katcher. We also spotted Ally Sheedy, Tatum O’Neal, Peter and Mary Max and Princess Superstar! 

After all that celebrity chatting we were STARVING and so we headed on over to the beautiful array of all vegan nosh, provided by some of New York’s hottest restaurants. Truthfully, everything we tasted was out of this world, but a few of our personal favorites were Dr. Cow’s all raw vegan cheese (order this right now, it will change your life), Candle 79’s Seitan Chimichurri and Lula’s Peanut-Butter Fudge Ice Cream! A-FRIGIN-MAZING!!!

The evening closed with a lively auction to help raise money for all of Farm Sancutary’s important work and a speech by co-founder, Gene Baur! Oh and we have some GREAT news!! Staring next Monday, Ecorazzi will be bringing you six full days of Farm Sanctuary Exclusive interviews with the parties hottest stars! That’s what I’m talking about! So make sure you check back next week to see why Hollywood can’t get enough of this wonderful organization, and visit FarmSanctuary.org to find out how YOU can get involved!

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As a fixture here in the NYC eco party scene, I’m becoming pretty darn good at spotting an awesome event! And this, I can guarantee, will be a party you DON’T want to miss!

On December 4th, the Ecorazzi crew will be getting all jiggy with it at Winter Wonderland for the Animals: A Farm Sanctuary Benefit. Stars like Alison Becker, Jennifer Coolidge, Corey Feldman, Peter Max, Patrick McDonnell, Tatum O’Neal, Daniela Sea, Ally Sheedy, Princess Superstar, Loretta Swit, Justin Theroux, and many more will all be in attendance, showing their support for this fantastic organization!

The event will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. at The Art Directors Club in NYC and will include cocktails, gourmet veggie food, a silent auction and goody bags galore! Tickets to the star-studded event are a mere $100, and go towards helping Farm Sanctuary continue all their truly important work! To get your tickets and find out more, visit FarmSanctuary.org! See ya there!

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This week Joan Rivers put down her Boston Terrier Lulu after cancer invaded her body. Lulu previously had her rear leg amputated and even underwent chemotherapy to try and stop the cancer spreading to its lungs, but nothing seemed to work. Joan was so desperate to save her pup that she claims to have tried to heal the dog herself. “When I was alone in my apartment I spent 10 minutes laying on hands the way healers do. I would touch Lulu all over and say ‘heal’ and ‘feel the heat’. I must have looked like a total loony tune.”

As Melissa Rivers told us herself, “We’ve always been animal people — my whole family”. So it’s not surprising that Joan did everything she could — including play doggy healer — to try and help her companion of 12 years.

Across the country Tatum O’Neal has blamed her recent drug bust on the death of HER dog. She recently told the New York Post, “There’s no excuse for what I did. (But) I lost my Scottish terrier, Lena. That seemed to set me off. She got old. She got cancer. She was the fabric of our family. We had to let her go to heaven. My daughter and I had to put her down. It was too horrible for words. I couldn’t get out of it. I was going to my psychiatrist. I was doing everything I could do.” Let’s hope the judge has a soft spot for pets.

So from everyone here at Ecorazzi a mournful tear and a big old Rest In Peace to Lulu Rivers and Lena O’Neal. You will be missed!