She knew her new name might finally stick when she got a phone message recently: "Hi, GoVeg.com. This is your mother. Please call me."
Hey, KFC: Make it Better, Sir Paul Says
In the "cancel those Colonel's Crispy Strips" department, Sir Paul McCartney took on the KFC Corporation last week in defense of chickens. But is he clucking across the wrong road? Sir Paul, the former Beatle, took out a full-page advertisement in Thursday's Louisville Courier-Journal, challenging David C. Novak, the chief executive of KFC's parent company, Yum Brands, to improve the living conditions of the 750 million birds it serves up annually.
July 25, 2003
Vegetarian diet may cut cholesterol as well as drugs
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A low-fat vegetarian diet including soy, eggplant and almonds can reduce cholesterol levels about as much as widely used statin drugs, a small, one-month study suggests.
High fibre diet helps cholesterol level: study
TORONTO - A vegetarian diet high in fibre and low in saturated fats can lower cholesterol levels as effectively as some drugs, according to a new Canadian study.
Quit Atkins, try the gorilla diet!
Move over Atkins, the gorilla diet could soon be taking the world by storm... Researchers have discovered that following a primitive ape-like regime reduces cholesterol by up to 30 per cent in a month, putting it on a par with the best drugs on the market.
Alec Baldwin creates anti-meat documentary
LOS ANGELES --
Alec Baldwin wants you to "Meet Your Meat."
"The Hunt For Red October" actor has narrated a new documentary short for the activist group People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals that shows images of animals raised for food.
Paul McCartney Joins PETA Campaign Against KFC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Paul McCartney (news) has joined an animal rights campaign against fast food chain KFC, urging the company to ensure better treatment for chickens in a U.S. newspaper advertisement on Thursday.
July 10, 2003
Activists Seek Changes at Slaughterhouses
LOS ANGELES - The owners of a Southern California egg farm insist they did nothing wrong when they slaughtered 30,000 chickens, quarantined because of a virus, by throwing them into wood chippers.
McDonald's Is Leading the Way, But Hasn't Gone Far Enough Yet
CHICAGO, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Commendably, responding to growing concerns that the routine use of antibiotics in meat production has resulted in their decreased effectiveness for treating infectious diseases, McDonald's Corporation has demanded that its suppliers phase out antibiotic growth promoters by the end of 2004. This trailblazing initiative is backed by Burger King, Wendy's, KFC, and by Elanco, the nation's largest veterinary drug company. However, McDonald's initiative excludes hormonal growth promoters.
