© Star Max Inc. “Well, there was a time when we used to sacrifice goats, but then we all became vegans, so we’ve been sacrificing tofu before the shows!”—Jared Leto on 30 Seconds to Mars’ rock star lifestyle Jared Leto is a heartthrob. Ever since blue-eyed Jordan Catalano caught Angela’s eye on My So-Called … Read more »
Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe– and Grammy-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix is talented, compassionate, and heart-achingly handsome. (I assure you, it’s a harmless crush.) Joaquin, who is vhegan—right down to his pleather gladiators—has narrated our exotic-skins video in the hope of inspiring both shoe aficionados and luxe footwear designers to shun exotic skins, à la Nike, Cole Haan, … Read more »
With the passing this week of Robert Culp, captive animals—and the people who care about them—have lost a true advocate and friend. © Star Max Inc Although he appeared in dozens of films and television programs, Culp was best known to baby boomers for his work on the TV series I Spy and … Read more »
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vizzzual-dot-com/ / CC BY 2.0 You might already know that Spiderman‘s Tobey Maguire is vegan, as is Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson, Golden Globe–winner Joaquin Phoenix, and Ultraman Rich Roll. And you may remember that fitness trainer Bob Harper and the NBA’s Amar’e Stoudemire both rely on animal-free cuisine to promote peak physical form. Now The … Read more »
I guess it shouldn’t come as any surprise that “Octomom” Nadya Suleman has agreed to take us up on our offer to place this ad on her front lawn in exchange for a single payment of $5,000 and a month’s supply of veggie burgers and dogs to feed her supersized litter family. After … Read more »
In the latest installment of “Yeah, What PETA Said,” the Jockey Club has released the findings of a study that concluded that horses used for racing are dying on U.S. and Canadian tracks at twice the rate—at least—of any other country, probably for the very reasons that PETA has stated (over and over again): drugs … Read more »
Last night, late-night queen Chelsea Handler’s monologue focused on housewives, chinchillas, and PETA. As a diehard Chelsea fan (Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea is on my nightstand as we speak), I was thrilled when the quick-witted comic stuck up for animals on E! It all started when Kelly Bensimon from Real … Read more »
Gorgeous, voluptuous, and sexy: All of those words describe actor/singer Scarlett Johansson. And now that she’s the newest luminary to show support for the Healthy School Meals Act, we can add “humanitarian” and “friend to animals” to the list. © Star Max Inc. If launched, this $4 million pilot program will ingrain (sorry, … Read more »
http://www.flickr.com/photos/memestate/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 Socrates and Aristotle, make way for Fido and Rover. According to a new theory of ethics, the social order of dogs, wolves, and coyotes may be the best source of insight into the roots of human morality. After years of closely analyzing the ways in which dogs play with … Read more »
© Star Max Inc. Faster than you can say Frau von Hammersmark, actor-director Eli Roth took to Twitter following last month’s death of a SeaWorld trainer to speak out against keeping marine mammals in captivity. The Inglourious Basterds star knows that if SeaWorld continues to exploit and abuse animals, then a sequel to the fatal … Read more »
http://www.flickr.com/photos/back_garage/CC BY 2.0 “I have been in many lunchrooms during lunch period and can attest to the food that is frequently lacking from a nutritional perspective and very high in saturated fats. … What our bill will do is provide some lower-fat and lower-cholesterol ways for kids to get the nutrition that they need to … Read more »
Who was most surprised to hear reports that Russell Brand was supposedly sporting snakeskin boots at the Vanity Fair Oscar party? Russell Brand himself. © Star Max Inc. No one who’s familiar with the raucously clever comic—who is a longtime vegetarian and has spoken out for animals on numerous occasions—could believe that he … Read more »
Yesterday, Nanci Alexander—one of our most generous and tireless friends to animals—joined myriad PETA supporters in D.C. to cut the ribbon and officially open the doors to PETA’s Washington home, The Nanci Alexander Center for Animal Rights: © Leigh Vogel Nanci, whom Ingrid E. Newkirk describes as “an animal rights activist’s activist,” is … Read more »
David Luciano—winner of the Toronto Film School’s Best Director Award—turns the tables on humans in “Dirty Pig,” a new short film that’s sure to result in lots of forsaken bacon: The scariest part of “Dirty Pig”? Considering that a pig is smarter than a 3-year-old child, Luciano’s bloody role reversal isn’t so far … Read more »
China’s fur farms—which supply more than half of the finished fur garments imported for sale in the U.S.—are among the world’s most barbaric. So writer Andy Best and local Shanghai artist Kaine Lv have turned up the volume on the Chinese fight against skins. The two DIYers recently teamed up with music promoter Split Works … Read more »
