WonderPig #8! December 29, 2006
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Ladies and gents, I present to you WonderPig #8 by Phil Tutton.
Oh WonderPig, how we love you so. If you're enjoying the WP comics, be sure to leave a comment for us, and for Phil!
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Happy almost New Year's.
-Noah
Today I Am Officially Cancelling My eBay Account December 28, 2006
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... and I encourage you to do the same.
By now you might have heard about PETA's campaign to get eBay to stop allowing its members to sell live dogs and cats—or their skin—on its Chinese Web site. For nearly four years, PETA has attempted to talk with eBay officials about the company's policies on the auctioning of live animals, animal parts, and various other animal-related items on eBay China, but to no avail. In the past few weeks, more than 20,000 people have e-mailed eBay through our online form to ask them to do the right thing, and still, nothing.
This has gone on long enough. Not only does eBay not stop its members from selling live dogs and cats from breeders and dealers who keep them in tiny wire cages their entire lives (let alone the skin of dead dogs and cats), but the site actually promotes these cruel items. Not surprising, considering that eBay profits off each item sold.
Since eBay apparently hasn't gotten the message that its members do not support this kind of cruelty to animals, I decided it was time to do something that would make it a little more clear to them. So, earlier today I canceled my eBay account and e-mailed its customer service department to let them know that I wouldn't give them another penny until they put an end to this barbarism. There are plenty of auction sites out there that don't allow such blatant animal abuse on their sites.
Whether you have an eBay account or not, click here to send them an e-mail through peta2's online form and ask them to adopt a policy prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats or their fur on eBay China. The site already has such a policy in the U.S. and other countries, why not adopt it across the board?
-Noah
Stuff + Cats = Awesome December 27, 2006
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In cuteness news, StuffOnMyCat.com is my new favorite way to kill time at work... I mean, at home, not at work. I would never waste time at work when I should be doing work. Anyway, Stuff On My Cat—the site is pretty self-explanatory, but in case you aren't the sharpest crayon in the shed, it's a blog with pictures of cats with stuff on or around themselves, like boxes, castles, and of course, other cats. You can even submit your own pictures of stuff on your cat.
Kittens are just the best.
-Noah
POM's Vice President and Spokesperson Calls It Quits! December 26, 2006
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Apparently POM's Vice President and spokesperson, Fiona Posell, couldn't take the heat—this past Friday, the juice company posted a press release announcing that Fiona has resigned after several months of protests by animal rights activists. Score one for the animals!
For those of you who don't know, POM funds painful experiments on animals in order to sell pomegranate juice. In one of POM's ridiculous experiments, pregnant mice were fed POM juice and their week-old babies were locked in a chamber with almost no oxygen for 45 minutes, causing severe brain damage; the babies were then killed so that experimenters could dissect their brains. In another experiment, rabbits were fed POM and their arteries were damaged to study the juice's effect on erectile dysfunction. All of this just so that POM can claim that its pomegranate juice has magical healing powers ...
The fact that Fiona resigned shows that POM is feeling the pressure from all the phone calls, letters, and protests. But alas—POM has still not stopped funding experiments on animals, so let's keep up the pressure! Click here to send an e-mail to POM's CEO Matt Tupper through peta2's online form and tell him that you won't buy any POM products until the company goes cruelty-free. Oh yeah, and if you'd like to get in touch with Fiona's replacement to let them know how you feel about POM's cruel animal experiments, here's the contact info for POM's new spokesperson:
Sitrick And Company
1840 Century Park East - Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-788-2850 (office)
Seriously ... it's juice. Why the hell would anyone torture animals just to sell some juice? It doesn't even make sense!
-Noah
Convicted Felons: The Meat Industry's Newest Employees December 22, 2006
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Now let's think about this for just a second, shall we? Undercover investigations into slaughterhouses all across the country—like KFC-supplier Pilgrim's Pride in West Virginia, Butterball's Ozark, Arkansas plant, and Tyson's chicken slaughterhouse in Heflin, Alabama—have found workers scalding live animals, tearing their heads off, spraying spraypaint in their faces, and sexually molesting them. Just imagine what kinds of horrific abuse will occur when the workers are convicted felons.
PETA's own Bruce Friedrich said it best: "Placing animals in the care of convicts with violent histories is like putting children in the care of child molesters."
-Noah
Two Sexy Vegetarians and Jay Leno December 22, 2006
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Check out "souper" sexy Kristen Bell on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno—watch the clip and you'll see what I'm talking about. While all of you on peta2 were busy voting for Natalie Portman like a billion times, the folks over at PETA.org were clicking on Kristen Bell's button, making the Veronica Mars hottie PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian for 2006. She's just delightful as we discovered when she chatted with us earlier this year. She always, always, always looks great, it's sickening. I want to go shopping in her closet. Also nominated was Jay's other guest funnyman Kevin Nealon, but he lost to Prince and isn't at all bitter.
That's it for me until next year. I'll be too busy drinking Silk Soy Nog and trying on all the new shoes I'll be getting for Christmas.
Happy Holidays!
XOX
Shocking News: Raccoon Dog Fur Being Sold at American Retailers December 21, 2006
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Earlier today, news broke that tests have confirmed that fur garments from China sold at Burlington Coat Factory, JCPenney, and Macy's are made from raccoon dog fur, not "raccoon" or "coyote" fur as the products' labels would have you believe. Selling any animals' fur is cruel of course, but this finding is particularly shocking when you see the video footage taken by undercover investigators in China showing raccoon dogs being swung by their hind legs, slammed head-first into the ground, and skinned alive.
Aside from proving that these stores are misleading their customers, these tests prove that there's no way to know who you're wearing when you put on a fur or fur-trimmed coat, scarf, or pair of boots. More than half of the fur sold in the United States originates in China, so you can be sure that these stores are not the only stores selling mislabeled raccoon dog fur ... they're just the only ones who have been caught.
If you haven't already, click here to sign peta2's fur-free pledge, and please share the link with your friends.
-Noah
Holy Molee, it's Peachcake! December 21, 2006
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How would you describe your music to someone who
has never heard it?
Music for all creatures, from all walks of life, all of mankind, men, woman, child, animal, of any age, lifestyle, sexual-orientation, race, or gender. It's posi-core. Electronica-Indie music for all of the universe to enjoy, if they so choose.
Your music contains a lot of politically charged lyrics, do you think it is important to have a message behind your music?
I think it's important to use that power for the better, to better someone's life, to put a smile on their face, or to give them some food for thought about issues/social concerns, or intrinsic experiences/life experiences that you've learned lessons from or that have affected you.
How did you first become interested in animal rights?
I've been protesting/speaking out on behalf of animals/sporting a vegetarian lifestyle and diet for about...6-7 years now.
What advice would you give to someone who wants to get involved with helping animals?
Read into the cause, both sides of it, for yourself. Look up the negative and positives of red meat, and the practices of steroid/hormone injections. Also, research the fast-food industry, you'll find some very surprising facts and factors on why to stay away from that stuff as much as possible. On top of that, do your best to treat animals with the dignity and respect they deserve, and that you treat your friends and people around you with.
What was it like touring with Hellogoodbye (we love Forrest!)?
Forrest is a fantastic man who is a great friend of ours. In fact, his dedication to the vegan diet has been very inspirational to me, and has shown me that even when it gets difficult or you think it's going to be impossible to do something, that you need to keep your spirits high, and put forth your beliefs and morale before what seems convenient.
So then it is settled- Peachcake is awesome. And we are awesome too, because we are giving away a few Peachcake CDs and stickers to you! All you have to do to enter is fill out the form below and you are set.
xoxo-lara
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Do You RSS? December 20, 2006
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For those of you who aren't quite so tech-savvy, RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) is a Web feed format that allows you to stay up-to-date on news, blogs, and other content without having to click on anything. Using RSS feeds, you can bring the latest headlines from your favorite sites straight to your Google, Yahoo, or other homepage.
Now that we're all up to speed ... add peta2's RSS feeds to your homepage! Click on the buttons below to add the feed for the peta2 blog to your homepage. Once you do, you'll see the latest blog entries whenever you open your Web browser.
Technology is wonderful, dontcha think? You can also subscribe to RSS feeds for peta2.com, PETA's action alerts and news releases, and more—click here if you're interested.
-Noah
Ricci Has a Change of Heart December 19, 2006
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Fur-free at last!
Christina Ricci is now fur-free! Apparently being named to peta2's "worst dressed" list was something that she and her fans have taken very seriously—and rightly so. It's far worse to be caught wearing the fur of tortured animals than it is to be considered worst dressed because your taste in clothes sucks or you're stuck with a wretched stylist, at least most of those fashionably challenged people have hearts. After as she put it, "...being deluged with angry and disappointed fans" who were alerted to her fur-wearing ways by peta2, Christina has had a change of heart, and has decided to stop wearing fur. And to that I say, "Well done, fans!" and "Thanks, Christina!" Now I can watch Mermaids, 200 Cigarettes, and Sleepy Hollow again without all that loathing. This just goes to show you that celebrities do care what their fans think; at least the smart ones do anyway.
XOX
Patricia
New WonderPig Comic December 18, 2006
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Here is a brand new WonderPig comic from artist Phil Tutton. Enjoy!
For those of you who have followed the WP comics, you'll be pleased to know that the first WonderPig book will be released in early summer '07 with the first few comic strips as well as some other vegan musings. There may also be some WonderPig shirts in the works.
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There's also some new drawings and other artwork on peta2.deviantART.com. Check it out, and leave some comments!
-Noah
Colonel Sanders: Pure Evil December 16, 2006
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Today marks the 26th anniversary of Colonel Harland Sanders' death. On December 16, 1980, the Colonel—who is responsible for the torture and death of billions of animals for KFC's restaurants—finally dropped dead. Records indicate that Harland (who was never a real Colonel) died of leukemia, but I have another theory that I'd like to propose, so I've written the following open letter to the Louisville and Jefferson County Coroner's office as well as the cemetery where the evil Colonel is buried in hopes that they will investigate further:
To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing to ask that you immediately exhume the body of Colonel Harland Sanders from the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, so that a comprehensive autopsy may be performed, based on compelling evidence that Mr. Sanders' may have died due to a virulent strain of "pure evil" in his DNA. When Sanders died in 1980, medical technology was insufficient for performing such an analysis, but today science allows us to test even the smallest hair follicle, so I am confident that a second autopsy will reveal the true nature of the late Colonel's demise.
Official records indicate that Harland Sanders died due to leukemia, but it is my scientific opinion that this disease was merely a mirage. The "pure evil" virus—which was undocumented until 2005, when fellow chicken-killer Frank Perdue died—often masquerades as common diseases like leukemia in an effort to preserve itself. Unfortunately, all too often "pure evil" goes undiagnosed, though the symptoms are glaringly apparent: genocidal tendencies, snow white hair, and an obsession with the flesh of dead birds. It is extremely important that Mr. Sanders' cause of death be identified, as "pure evil" can be transmitted long after the host has passed away.
I urge you to heed my advice. Should you choose to ignore it, you will personally responsible if, or rather when, some poor soul visiting the grave site of others buried at Cave Hill—such as Patty Smith Hill (composer of "Happy Birthday to You") and The Gits' lead singer Mia Zapata—begin to show the telltale symptoms of "pure evil".
Yours,
Noah Cooper, concerned citizen
Happy Colonel deathiversary everyone!
-Noah
No More Bacon for Dakota Fanning December 15, 2006
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Charlotte's Web starts today. Yay! With any luck, kids all over the planet will declare that they're not eating pigs anymore, just like Dakota Fanning did when she visited the ladies of The View last week. It's actually already started, according to Rosie...
Go see it this weekend, I am!
XOX
Patricia
One More Reason to Love Whole Foods December 14, 2006
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Every time I travel anywhere, I make it a point before I leave home to MapQuest directions to the nearest Whole Foods to wherever I'm going. I see their stores as a vegan high-heaven—their wide variety of vegan meats, cheeses, and other harder-to-find delicacies make them my favorite grocery store chain in the entire world. Aside from offering wonderful food for vegans, the company is also a role model for others in its industry when it comes to improving animal welfare. They have a policy against selling products tested on animals, and they have banned the sale of live lobsters and crabs as well as foie gras in all 189 of their stores. (If only they'd open up a store here in Norfolk ...)
As if that all weren't enough, there's more: Whole Foods founder (and longtime vegan) John Mackey recently announced that he has decided to cut his salary to $1 because he is more interested in making the world a better place than in making lots of money. Here's the story from Charleston's Post and Courier:
Q: How big a threat is Wal-Mart?
A: It never pays to underestimate Wal-Mart or any competitor. So far, we haven't seen much impact from Wal-Mart, where we've gone head to head against one of their Supercenters that has a lot of organic. It hasn't affected us that much. There isn't a team of people in Austin trying to figure out what to do. We have this empowered, decentralized culture, and a high percentage of them are trying to figure out how to make their stores better, how to improve the customer experience.
Q: How much autonomy do individual stores have and why?
A: Competition is on a local basis. And this is a reason to be decentralized. The basic philosophy is, we have a culture of empowerment. If it's a globally sourced product, like private-label, then we'll want team members to sell that in the store. We also allow each store to customize its product mix. If you go to the Austin store, there will be all kinds of small local producers and vendors - from salsas to tofu to tabbouleh to hummus, to hundreds and maybe thousands of products that are unique to that store. There'll be local tomatoes that we might sell in an Austin market, and certainly not in Chicago. It's the team leaders making those decisions.
We're being more aggressive on price. If (a competitor carries) the exact same product, then we're going to sell it at a matching or lower price. Those are decisions being made locally. We've got 189 stores. They're all faced with their own unique competitive environments. It's not necessary for me to know everything that's going on everywhere. I could find out, if there's a reason.
Q: Why are you cutting your salary to $1?
A: It's hard for me to explain this in ways that people will understand. I've always followed my own heart, and this is what my heart is telling me is the appropriate thing to do right now. I have enough money, and the deeper motivations for me are to do service and try to do good in the world. It may not make sense for other people who don't have the same inner experiences that I'm having. I'm not advocating other CEOs to do it. I don't think of myself as particularly special or noble for doing it. It's just what I want to do.
(Read more ...)
Check WholeFoodsMarket.com for a list of locations. If you aren't lucky enough to have one in your town, well, maybe it's time for a roadtrip!
-Noah
Things Getting Worse for the Worst Dressed December 14, 2006
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Heartless and becoming fanless.
Christina Ricci's love of fur is so vile that now even her fans are turning on her. Check it out. Well, that's what you get for wearing reindeer and other furry animals.
In other "Worst Dressed" news ... things aren't going too well for Nicole Richie lately either. Karma's a bitch.
XOX
Patricia
Hundreds of KFC's in U.S. Shutting Down! December 13, 2006
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I think this calls for a celebration ... in the next 17 months, up to 400 of KFC's 5,500 restaurants in the United States are expected to be closed down—that would be a whopping 7.2% for those who can't be bothered to do the math. Officially, KFC is saying that the restaurants are being closed because they don't fit into their plans for remodeling. Sounds a little too convenient; if you ask me, I think they're closing because they aren't making enough money, and the whole "remodeling" thing is just a cover story.
Here's the story from Louisville's Courier-Journal. Note that one KFC owner even admits that the stores are closing because they just ain't makin' money:
Up to 400 KFC restaurants across the nation are expected to close over the next 17 months because they won't comply with a strict remodeling campaign ordered by the chain's parent company, Louisville-based Yum! Brands Inc.
Most of KFC's 5,500 domestic stores have been updated under the chain's re-imaging project. Changes include new awnings, chairs, bucket-shaped lighting and artwork featuring Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Harland Sanders.
Richard Schleicher, the area's largest KFC franchisee, with 54 stores, said he has remodeled all but four of his locations and will finish the rest by mid-2007. He predicted that most of the store closings will happen in places where sales are slow and operators won't be able to justify the cost of the upgrades.
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Let this be a lesson: Torturing animals is bad for business.
-Noah
Aguilera Fakes It December 13, 2006
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XOX
Patricia
Pick Up This Month's Issue of Rolling Stone! December 11, 2006
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In this month's issue of Rolling Stone there is a brilliant 5-page article about Smithfield Foods—the company that kills more pigs than any other in the world (they killed 27 million in 2005)—and the environmental devastation that they cause. Not only does Smithfield confine mother pigs to tiny metal crates and mutilate their babies, but, as the article explains in great detail, the company also produces almost unbelievable amounts of waste that pollute the air and water surrounding their plants. To give those of you who don't live near a pig-processing plant some idea of just how overwhelming the stench is like: The smell of dead pigs and waste causes pilots to gag at 3,000 feet. The article mentions one instance where a driver in Oklahoma was working near a "waste lagoon" when he and his truck went over the side, and it took almost three weeks to recover his body.
Ugh ... as if there weren't already enough reasons not to eat animals, there's one more: The meat industry is so downright disgusting that it's come up with something called a "waste lagoon."
Pick up a copy of Rolling Stone at your local newsstand and flip to page 89 to read the full article, and be sure to share the article with anyone you know who still eats pigs (or any other animals).
-Noah
Win a Skate Deck Signed by Silverstein and Bleed the Dream! December 11, 2006
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Although most of you have already put your skateboards away for the winter (or at least all you less than hardcore skaters did), you can always use another skate deck to hang up on your wall, right? I know the only skateboard useful to me is one on a wall-that way there is a relatively low chance of injury. Well, guess what we got….
That's right. A skate deck! But not just any plain ole deck, we have a peta2 Warped Tour deck signed by both Silverstein and Bleed the Dream! Sweet eh? So if you skate, or if you are a fan of Silverstein and/or Bleed the Dream, or if you skate and are a fan of Silverstein and/or Bleed the Dream, fill out the form below for a chance to win it!
xoxo-lara
P.S. And if you want more chances to win sweet skate decks signed by your favorite bands, check out our other contest!
Madonna Slays 60 December 8, 2006
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Just when you think the Material Girl has truly turned over a new leaf of kindness and generosity, adopting that adorable little David and donating all of that money to help the other children of Malawi, she goes and does something incredibly repulsive ...
Yeah, that $68,500 coat of death cost 60 chinchillas their lives. I wonder how many Malawian children you can feed for $68,500. It's like two moderate steps forward, 100 giant leaps back. What is wrong with her?! How is it that not even just a smidgen of her pal Stella McCartney's compassion has rubbed off on her? Now I don't know a whole lot about the Kabala, but I'm pretty sure that nowhere in its teachings does it say, "Show compassion and mercy to all beings, except for those furry ones you can make into outrageously over-priced garments of vanity and greed, they're expendable." OK, Madonna, we get it. You love fashion, you're a mega star, you're super rich ... everyone already knows. You don't need to give obscene amounts of cash to soulless monsters who have animals strangled, beaten, and anally electrocuted, then made into clothing to show the world how much money you've got.
We sent Madge a letter today, asking her to stop paying for cruelty to animals, why not let her hear from you too. You can reach her through either her U.S. publicist Liz Rosenberg at liz.rosenberg@wbr.com or her UK publicist Barbara Charone at bc@mbcpr.com. I'm sure they'll like nothing more than to hear how disgusted you are with all of this. But please be polite. Remember, just because her choice in fashion is ugly and barbaric, there's no reason for you to be.
XOX
Patricia
Hello My Name Was ... December 7, 2006
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I saw these pictures on a Street Teamer's blog and I had to share.
(More on peta2's Flickr page.)
Those aren't PETA stickers, but we do have similar "Hello My Name Was" stickers that you can order. Click here to request a pack to put on the meat in your family's freezer to remind them that their "food" was once a living being that felt pain, and that he or she had a name before killed and labeled "steak" or "burger." You can also earn the stickers for free if you're on the Street Team.
-Noah
Antidote Apparel Holiday Giveaway! December 7, 2006
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Last weekend I had an extremely terrifying experience. Let me paint you a picture. Hordes of awful crying children everywhere, several congregations of ten year old girls dressed up like tiny Paris Hiltons, and multiple mothers pushing huge strollers wearing snowman themed sweaters. That's right-last weekend I went to the mall to do some Holiday present shopping. Horrifying eh? Believe me, it was. I have decided that next year, I am going to do my shopping entirely online.
You, fortunately, do not have to venture into that hellish thing they call a mall in order to find that perfect gift for someone ... or yourself! Because we heart you so much, we have a sweet Antidote Apparel contest for you right here! All you have to do to win a gift certificate worth $100 at Antidote Apparel is fill out the form below. Good luck-and steer clear of the mall!
xoxo-lara
p.s. Be sure to ad Antidote Apparel as your MySpace friend to get the heads up on stuff like this.
*Signing the form above will also sign you up for Antidote Apparel’s e-news
The Most Vegetarian-Friendly Colleges! December 6, 2006
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Everyone is always asking us to give them advice on what colleges and universities have the best options for vegetarians, so we decided to take a poll of students across the U.S. and Canada to settle things once and for all. After receiving a few thousand votes, the results are in for the most vegetarian-friendly colleges in North America. To see who won, check peta2.com/college. Oh the suspense ... this is almost as exciting as the BCS selection show on Sunday. (Go Gators!)
The story even made it onto CNN Headline News. Note the "Source: peta2" in the lower right corner—we're famous!
And for those of you who were curious about the contest, Mara Able from UC-Santa Cruz was the lucky winner of the $100 Visa gift card for voting.
-Noah
R.I.P. George Clooney's Pig December 5, 2006
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Max and George, kickin' it.
Sad but true: George Clooney's beloved pot-bellied pal, Max, the Star, has died at the ripe old age of 18."He was as old a pig as the vets had ever seen. I was really surprised, because he's been a big part of my life," George told USA Today. Max lived a pampered life, sharing George's bed and often appearing in interviews with him. All pigs should be so lucky (about the pampering that is). He's said that his 18 year relationship with Max—who he acquired after his break up with actor Kelly Preson (a.k.a. Mrs. John Travolta) almost 20 years ago—was the longest he's ever had. How these women continue to let him slip through their fingers I will never know. I'd hold on for dear life. He'd have to serve me with eviction papers to get me out of the Villa de Clooney in Italy. Think about it, lounging by the pool with George (and, until recently, Max) without a care in the world ... sigh.
Awww!
In other pig news, Pink's on a crusade to save pigs who are being killed for food. Our fave kick-ass pop star told the press, "I wanna rescue pigs. The ones that are about to be eaten, they're the ones I wanna rescue." She just never stops, and thank goodness she doesn't, because the pigs need all of the help they can get. So love pigs, don't eat them!
XOX
Patricia
Giant Rabbit Says, "Don't Drink POM!" December 4, 2006
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Here's some video from last week's protest outside of POM's headquarters in L.A. For those of you who haven't heard yet, POM—the company known for its pomegranate juice and teas—tests on animals in order to make health claims. In one of POM's ridiculous experiments, pregnant mice were fed POM juice, and their week-old babies were locked in a chamber with almost no oxygen for 45 minutes, causing severe brain damage; the babies were then killed so that experimenters could dissect their brains. In another experiment, rabbits were fed POM and had their arteries severed to study erectile dysfunction. All of this just so POM can claim that its pomegranates have magical healing powers ...
Click here to send a message to POM's CEO Matt Tupper or call POM's spokesperson Fiona Posell at her office at 310-966-5810 and tell her that you won't drink POM until it stops experimenting on animals. If you call, be sure to leave a comment to let me know what they say to you.
-Noah
Communique! December 4, 2006
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Why did you decide to become a vegetarian?
I went veg when I was 12 years old, and my reasoning was very emotional at the time. I did not want to hurt anything if it was not necessary-it is still the main reason I am a vegetarian.
Do you have any advice to someone who is thinking of making the switch to a vegetarian diet?
Well, once I was living on my own I became a vegan, which was tough at first but also fun. I embraced the challenge, and developed a real love of cooking. I think cooking or shopping with others, who have been at it longer, is a great way to initiate yourself. Like most things, it's more fun with friends, and if you go into it with a good attitude and sense of self-reliance then it's a breeze.
Do you have any favorite things to eat during the holidays?
My family goes back and forth between traditional and non. Some years it will be Thai or Indian, and others-like this year, we bust out the Tofurky and rage on all the traditional sides.
Do you like Tofurky?
Furk yeah!!!
That is all! Look out for good things to come from this band in 07.
xoxo-lara
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Colonel Sanders Gets Burnt in Germany! December 1, 2006
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Animal activists all around the world have started a new tradition: Burning effigies of Colonel Sanders outside of KFC. After PETA set fire to the evil ol' Colonel here in the U.S. back in October, activists with PETA Deutschland decided to borrow the idea ... with a little extra spice. Yes, that's right—it's a fire-breathing chicken. No matter who you are, it's kind of hard not to stop and find out what the hell is going on when you see a chicken setting fire to Colonel Sanders. It's kind of fitting, seeing as KFC's suppliers scald chickens alive .. my how the tables have turned!
Oh Germany, how we love you.
-Noah
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