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October 7th 2008

The Green Picture: Morgan Spurlock Thanks The Monkey At Animal Sanctuary

Filed under: animals, books, events — parrish @ 7:23 pm

Morgan Spurlock, of Super Size Me fame, is pictured here speaking at a Thanking The Monkey book signing party this past weekend at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. Last month, Ecorazzi spotlighted Thanking The Monkey’s author, Karen Dawn, and most recently chatted it up with Peter Singer at Dawn’s Birthday/World Vegetarian Day party in NYC! Don’t forget to check out Karen’s site along with 11 other favorites on the first edition of Ecorazzi’s Veg Blog Round-Up: News From Around Web!

July 16th 2008

Hunter And Vegan Meet Face To Face On Television Show 30 Days

Filed under: animals, film-tv, television — parrish @ 3:13 pm

What happens when a meat-eating, hunting aficionado goes to live with a protest planning PETA supporter? While you might think this combination sounds more like a boxing match than a television program,Morgan Spurlock (of Super Size Me fame) manages to produce the show with elegance and style as he pairs two opposites together in his hit documentary television program 30 Days. I won’t give anything away, but it’s a really great episode and if you have a little time make sure you check out the video below. We’ve posted the whole episode, so by “if you have a little time” I mean like a solid 40 minutes. Happy Viewing!! 

November 29th 2007

Featured Charity: Humane Society of the United States

Ecorazzi Exclusive with the Hollywood Office

Filed under: ecorazzi exclusive, featured charity — paige @ 10:23 am

Ecorazzi is always proud to report on the many Hollywood starlets that serve as leading voices when it comes to standing up for animal rights. And in many cases, celebrities often work with the Humane Society of the United States. HSUS is one of the leading non-profits in educating and raising awareness around animal cruelty and Ecorazzi’s first Featured Charity. We took some time to talk to Beverly Kaskey, Senior Director of The Hollywood Office of HSUS to learn more about the organization and how celebrities are playing an important role in educating people around animal issues.

E: Tell us about The Hollywood Office of the Human Society of the United States.
HSUS: We originally started as the ArkTrust and merged with HSUS in 2002. We are devoted to raising public awareness of animal issues by encouraging and honoring the major news and entertainment media. We believe that media is an extremely influential forum to inform, provoke and compel individuals to think differently about a whole range of social issues and educate about animal cruelty.

E: Tell us about the Genesis Awards.
HSUS: Animal advocate and actress Gretchen Wyler started the Genesis Awards in 1986. She came up with the idea because she strongly believed in rewarding members of the media who spotlight animal issues, thus increasing public awareness and compassion toward animals. The first event took place as a luncheon at the Bel Age Hotel drawing only 140 attendees and quickly grew into a large gala at the Beverly Hills Hilton with over 800 people. Wyler wanted to really honor the animal activism that really started the trend of animal activism in the 60s from starlets of that time period including Doris Day and Brigitte Bardot. In fact, there are now two awards - the Doris Day Music Award and the Brigitte Bardot International Award that are both highlighted during the gala.

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