Written by PETA
"Bollywood starlet and hazel eyed Kareena Kapoor is looking fab in the promos for her soon to be released movie Tashan. Kareena, who was petaDishoom’s 2007 Cutest Vegetarian winner, has lost oodles of weight to get a lean and sexy look. Are you wondering how she managed that? Her secret is simple: she’s been eating her veggies and following a strict exercise regime of yoga. Kareena is proof that having a vegetarian diet can lead to the perfect and healthy body. The stunning actress proved that she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside when she said, "I feel good that I am not killing any animals these days". So all you Kareena fans, if you want a fab body too, trying going vegetarian! It’s good for your health and your beauty. Head over to our Foodie section to find out about all the amazing food that’s vegetarian. And don’t forget to sign up for the petaDishoom e-news so that you can stay in the loop on the latest celeb and animal rights newsPhoto courtesy: www.santabanta.com
Seen above are PETA staffers Natasha Paul, Sachin Bangera and Puja Joshi with ace photographer Ashok Salian, choreographer Sandip Soparrkar and top ramp model Jesse Randhawa. Wondering why are all of them together? Well, it was for a recent PETA shoot featuring Sandip Soparrkar and Jesse Randhawa. We all teamed up to throw light on the cruel snake charming trade, prevalent in India. In this new PETA Ad, Sandip Soparrkar will portray an evil snake charmer and Jesse Randhawa the captivated snake. Snake charming is not as glamorous or exciting as it is made out to be. Snakes live a miserable life, away from everything that is natural to them. They are caught in the wild, their fangs are removed, and they are ‘trained’ to perform. Not known to many, but snakes cannot hear. They react to the swaying of the instrument that the charmer is playing. A snake charmer hypnotizes the snake by playing the instrument. He also resorts to means like sewing the snake's mouth shut and forcing it to perform to entertain us. Snakes are not ours for entertainment! There is no fun in such meaningless entertainment, so discourage this practice and spread the word amongst your family and friends. To learn more why animals should not be used for entertainment log onto petaDishoom.
petaDishoom is celebrating it’s second anniversary, and it’s been an amazing couple of years! Many animal-friendly celebrities and rock bands, including John Abraham, Shilpa Shetty, Celina Jaitley, Yana Gupta, Malaika Arora Khan, Rahul Khanna, Parikrama, Pentagram, Euphoria, Indian Ocean, Jal, Strings--just to name a few--support us. To celebrate our birthday, and to thank you for all you do to help animals, we’re giving you a chance to possess your very own cool Gibson Guitar. All you have to do to enter is fill out this form [http://www.petadishoom.com/page3/gibson_contest.asp] to enter the contest. But hurry—this contest ends April 30, 2008!
Sexy, smart Natalie Portman is not only a world class actress and a Harvard graduate, but she’s also an animal rights advocate. Here is what the star says about being meat free: "I am a very strict vegetarian… I just really, really love animals and I act on my values." PETA pal Natalie is all set to star in Kosher Vegetarian, a film by director Mira Nair. . Nair also directed the movie The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's novel. You can follow Natalie’s example and become a model for animals by signing up for the petaDishoom Street Team. By signing up, you can earn free stuff while helping animals.