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Pamela Anderson Against Animal Testing For Tobacco

June 1, 2012

(ANIMAL TESTING) Pamela Anderson is taking a stand against the FDA’s recommendation to test tobacco products on animals. Tobacco companies will often make rats breathe tobacco smoke for up to six hours a day for months on end, then kill them to study the damage on their bodies. The FDA’s recommendation is highly misguided as rats don’t contract the same diseases as humans, and the tobacco companies have used the findings from animal testing to mislead the public and deny the link between smoking and cancer. Read more below and click the Take Action Mouse to write a comment to the FDA urging them not to support animal testing. — Global Animal 

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Alyssa Milano Hosts Vegetarian Food Revolution Day

May 17, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) Alyssa Milano is teaming up with Jamie Oliver to host a vegetarian Food Revolution Day on May 19. In celebration of Food Revolution Day, people worldwide are hosting dinner parties in support of food education. This day is a great opportunity to get friends and family to try a delicious vegan or vegetarian meal and promote healthy and responsible eating. Read on for more information and to find out what will be on Milano’s menu! — Global Animal 

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Morrissey Stands Up For Sheep

May 6, 2012

(TAKE ACTION) — Rocker Morrissey has written a letter to the Japanese clothing company, Uniqlo, urging them to boycott  farmers who use mulesing to get their wool. Mulesing is the extremely cruel method of removing large chunks of the sheep’s flesh along with the wool, in a misguided attempt to prevent flystrike. The sheep are never given any anaesthetic and can suffer deadly infections from the mutilation. For more on Morrissey’s campaign read on and click the “Take Action” mouse to sign a petition protesting mulesing. — Global Animal 

 

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Bob Barker Not Monkeying Around With Money

May 4, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) NEW ORLEANS — Bob Barker is at it again! This time the animal activist and retired “Price Is Right” host donated $380,000 to open a new sanctuary for five HIV-infected chimps after they were denied from other sanctuaries due to their illness. Read more below on Barker’s newest philanthropic quest. — Global Animal 

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Kellie Pickler Scoops Poop At Elephant Sanctuary (VIDEO)

May 3, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) TENNESSEE — Country star Kellie Pickler spent some time helping out at the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. It was part of the series Day Jobs, which features country stars trying out unfamiliar careers. Pickler, a vegetarian, has always had a soft spot for animals and has worked with the ASPCA in the past. Read on for more on Pickler’s “day job” and to watch the video of her with the elephants. — Global Animal 

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Jessica Chastain Resists Temptation Of Southern Food

April 27, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) Jessica Chastain proves that you don’t have to be cruel to play a southern belle. The Help actress has been a vegan for five years and a vegetarian for fifteen, so when one scene required her to eat fried chicken, she made sure that it was vegan. Chastain also has been a great influence on her mom, who is the proud owner of a vegan restaurant thanks to her animal friendly daughter. Read on to find out more about Jessica Chastain’s diet. — Global Animal

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Morrissey Reminds Us That Meat Is Murder

April 26, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) When it comes to animal advocacy, The Smiths ex-frontman Morrissey never shies away from “controversial” statements. And it seems the 52-year-old crooner has no plans to stop. In a new interview, the animal rights champion calls women who wear fur “idiots.” In 2005, The Smiths ex-frontman was awarded the Linda McCartney Memorial award from PETA for his tireless efforts to promote a cruelty-free lifestyle. He continually and bravely speaks up for those who have no voice. — Global Animal

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Dr. Cuddy Advocates Going Green

April 18, 2012

(CELEBRITY ACTIVISM) Lisa Edelstein, also known as Gregory House’s better half, Dr. Lisa Cuddy, on the hit tv show “House,” is going au naturel in a new PETA ad. The ad features Edelstein laying naked on a bed of leafy greens with the slogan, “Eat Green to Go Green.” The purpose is to advocate a vegetarian diet and help the environment. — Global Animal

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