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Jul 22, 2021
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Angels – To celebrate how much the vegan movement has grown in 20 years since its first competition in 2001, PETA unveils a new wave of compassionate icons and names 20 stars The most beautiful vegan celebrities of 2021, including Chris Paul Phoenix Suns quarterback, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields, Formula 1 Champion Lewis Hamilton, Star Phoenix Mercury Diana Taurasi, and the prodigy Ashima Siraishi…
“Vegan food is now on every menu and in every grocery store, and these days it’s impossible to go to a basketball or soccer game without noticing a vegan champion,” says PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange. “We’ve come this far in 20 years, thanks in large part to PETA’s ‘handsome vegan celebrities’ who have inspired millions of people to give up animals.”
Nine-time NBA All-Star Paul believes his vegan diet keeps him close to teammates almost half his age, while Taurasi, the all-time top scorer in WNBA history, went vegan with his wife and former teammate. by Penny Taylor’s command. and says the transition has improved her athletic performance and endurance. Hamilton regularly calls on his millions of followers to end the “horrific atrocities” of killing animals for food, and after promising Fields followed his father’s example and went vegan, he said, “I feel great, my body is doing great, and I feel faster. and stronger. ” And Shiraishi says she became a vegetarian “because I love animals” and immediately felt “incredible health benefits.”
This year’s other laureates include activist Colin Kapernik; musicians Lenny Kravitz, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Anderson Paak and Chloe x Hall; director Ava DuVernet; and actors Madeleine Petsch and Sadie Sink.
Open-minded animal rights activists such as Joaquin Phoenix, James Cromwell, RZA, Pamela Anderson, Edie Falco, Natalie Portman, Woody Harrelson, and Alicia Silverstone have spearheaded this path for years, pointing out that meat, eggs and dairy products cause enormous suffering and this animal farming is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions. According to the UN, a global shift to a vegan diet is necessary to combat the worst effects of climate change.
PETA, whose motto is in part that “the animals are not ours to eat” – opposes arrogance, a worldview focused on human superiority. For more information please visit PETA.org or subscribe to the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram…