Natalie Portman Paul McCartney and Morrissey to grace PETA stamps
Natalie Portman, Sir Paul McCartney and Morrissey are among the famous faces who will adorn a set of postage stamps in the name of vegetarianism.
Executives at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have picked their top 20 most famous vegetarians of all time to appear on a new series of stamps set for release this week (beg28Nov11).
Other stars to be included are Chrissie Hynde, Joan Jett, Pamela
Anderson, Bryan Adams, Woody Harrelson, Russell Simmons and Leona
Lewis, along with historical figures such as Gandhi, Leonardo da
Vinci and Leo Tolstoy.
Lisa Lange, vice president of PETA, says, "These are very
influential people, and not everyone knows that these folks are
vegetarian. It's just another way to be able to talk about what
animals go through in slaughterhouses."
A PETA spokesman adds, "The whole point is to show how many
cultural icons around the world have been shunning meat for
centuries."