This little fluff piece on vegetarian celebrities presents a great opportunity for veg-friendly letters to the editor, perhaps talking about factory farming (see www.factoryfarming.com) or singing the praises of a veggie diet. The Chicago Sun Times takes letters at http://www.suntimes.com/geninfo/feedback.html
Chicago Sun Times
July 9, 2006 Sunday
FLUFF; Pg. 12
Meat-free zone: With so much else on their plates, these vegetarian celebs don't have room for animal products
Paige Wiser, The Chicago Sun-Times
If you always assume celebrities are slim because they don't eat, you're wrong. They do eat. Vegetables. Raw, for the most part. Who's
maintaining a meat-free lifestyle? Read on.
ALICIA SILVERSTONE
Specifics: She doesn't eat meat, doesn't eat dairy, and prefers "pleather" to leather.
The proof: She tries to mention vegetarianism and animal rights in every interview she gives, and was voted Sexiest Female Vegetarian in 2004.
Quote: "I did it for political, moral reasons thinking that I was making this great sacrifice, but it was absolutely necessary; I was not going to contribute to the violence in the world anymore."
JOAQUIN PHOENIX
Specifics: Doesn't eat or wear any animal products
The proof: Hasn't eaten meat since he was a kid. On the set of "Gladiator," he only wore fake leather outfits. He starred in PETA's first-ever vegan commercial, asking store shoppers to spare turkeys at Thanksgiving.
Quote: "When I [modeled for] the Prada campaign, the stylist wore the [leather] shoes. They did a separate shot of the shoes, and it wasn't me."
PINK
Specifics: An animal lover to the point that she brags about kissing her bulldogs.
The proof: She wrote to Prince William after he reportedly speared and killed a miniature antelope in Africa. "Why?" she wrote. "Was it some kind of 'trying to prove you're a man' trip?"
Quote: "I've always felt that animals are the purest spirits in the world. They don't fake or hide their feelings, and they are the most loyal creatures on Earth. And somehow we humans think we're smarter -- what a joke."
PAMELA ANDERSON
Specifics: She doesn't eat meat, eggs or dairy.
The proof: She famously posed for a PETA poster wearing a bikini made
of lettuce. She has even suggested that animal rights are more important than human rights, saying we should test products on criminals instead of animals.
Quote: "Every time we go by KFC, my kids ask me to honk, and they yell 'Boo!' out the window."
MOBY
Specifics: He started out vegetarian (no meat) and then went vegan (no meat, no dairy; some vegans don't even eat honey).
The proof: He named his 1996 album "Animal Rights," and sold every copy of his 1999 album "Play" with a vegan informational pamphlet.
Quote: "There are viable [and usually better] alternatives to the use of animals for food, sport, clothing and experimentation. I beg you to discontinue any actions that might cause or condone animal torture, abuse or destruction."
OTHER CELEBRITY VEGETARIANS
Richard Gere
Pauly Shore
kd lang
Nelly
Chrissie Hynde
Daniel Johns
Alanis Morrissette
Brandy
Claudia Schiffer
Meatloaf
Alyssa Milano
Common
Angela Bassett
Reese Witherspoon
Alec Baldwin
Russell Crowe
Seal
Shannon Elizabeth
Tobey Maguire
Avril Lavigne
Woody Harrelson
(END OF CHICAGO SUN TIMES ARTICLE)
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