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Chrissie Hynde Signs Anti-Cruelty Petition   May 15, 2012

  • Chrissie Hynde's charity work and causes
  • Humane Society International's celebrity supporters
  • Judi Dench's charity work and causes
  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Ke$ha's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Melanie C's charity work and causes
  • Louis Walsh's charity work and causes

Rock legend Chrissie Hynde has added her name to Humane Society International’s CrueltyFree2013 campaign to end the sale of animal-tested cosmetics in Europe, becoming the 200,000th person to sign HSI’s petition to end the use of animals in cosmetics testing.

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Joss Stone Joins Cruelty Free International   Apr 13, 2012

  • Joss Stone's charity work and causes
  • British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection's celebrity supporters
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes

Cruelty Free International has announced the support of singer-songwriter Joss Stone for its mission to end product testing on animals worldwide.

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X Factor's Louis Walsh Says No To Animal Cruelty   Mar 27, 2012

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  • Humane Society International's celebrity supporters
  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Ke$ha's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Melanie C's charity work and causes
  • Judi Dench's charity work and causes

X Factor judge and music manager Louis Walsh is the latest celebrity to speak out against testing cosmetics on animals as part of Humane Society International’s star-studded CrueltyFree2013 campaign.

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Ricky Gervais Supports New Organization To End Animal Cruelty   Mar 15, 2012

  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection's celebrity supporters

Ricky Gervais has helped launch a new global organization to end cosmetics tests on animals.

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Ricky Gervais And Joanna Lumley Take TigerTime To Westminster   Mar 15, 2012

  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes

The stars came out in force to support wildlife artist and conservationist, David Shepherd CBE , as he took his TigerTime Campaign to the heart of Westminster this week.

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Get Your Hands On Celebrity Gold Bunnies For Autism Charity   Mar 12, 2012

  • Holly Robinson-Peete's charity work and causes
  • Autism Speaks's celebrity supporters
  • Harrison Ford's charity work and causes
  • Lance Armstrong's charity work and causes
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  • Paul Simon's charity work and causes
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  • Jennifer Garner's charity work and causes
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  • Tony Hawk's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Hefner's charity work and causes
  • David Letterman's charity work and causes

In celebration of the Lindt Gold Bunny, the bunny that gives back, premium Swiss chocolatier Lindt is kicking off Easter one month early with the 2012 Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity Auction.

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Leona Lewis Says No To Animal Testing For Cosmetics   Feb 13, 2012

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  • Humane Society International's celebrity supporters
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Judi Dench's charity work and causes
  • Ke$ha's charity work and causes
  • Melanie C's charity work and causes
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Brigitte Bardot's charity work and causes

Singer Leona Lewis has sent a Valentine’s card and letter to John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, with a personal plea for him to help end the suffering of animals used in cosmetics testing.

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Stars Help Ban Beagle Breeding Farm   Jan 30, 2012

  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Brian May's charity work and causes

Ricky Gervais and Brian May have helped the BUAV stop a controversial breeding facility in Britain that would have seen beagles raised for the purposes of medical experiments.

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Brian May Says No To Beagle Breeding Farm   Jan 24, 2012

  • Queen's charity work and causes
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  • British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection's celebrity supporters
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes

Queen guitarist and respected wildlife campaigner, Dr Brian May, and his SAVE-ME campaign have joined the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection campaign to stop a proposal to build a beagle breeding facility in Yorkshire to supply beagles for experiments.

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Stars Join Virtual Dog March Against Cruelty   Jan 18, 2012

  • World Society for the Protection of Animals's celebrity supporters
  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Kristin Bauer's charity work and causes

An estimated 100,000 virtual dogs will “march” across the Internet next week to deliver a global message: Use collars, not cruelty, in the fight against rabies.

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Starlights For Starlight Celebrity Charity Lampshade Auction   Jan 18, 2012

  • Starlight Children's Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Jonathan Ross's charity work and causes
  • Bill Nighy's charity work and causes
  • Linford Christie's charity work and causes
  • Andrew Garfield's charity work and causes

Starlight Children’s Foundation has teamed up with Alexander Miles, eBay and The Langham, London to organize a Celebrity Lampshade Auction to raise funds for the charity.

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Kate Winslet's Celebrity Friends Wear The Golden Hat For Autism   Dec 29, 2011

  • Kate Winslet's charity work and causes
  • Golden Hat Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • George Clooney's charity work and causes
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  • Ben Stiller's charity work and causes
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  • Don Cheadle's charity work and causes
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  • Ellen Page's charity work and causes
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  • Maggie Gyllenhaal's charity work and causes
  • Maria Sharapova's charity work and causes
  • Meryl Streep's charity work and causes
  • Naomi Watts's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes

Kate Winslet will be releasing a special book to benefit her autism charity, the Golden Hat Foundation, in April 2012, and has called on some of her famous friends to help.

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Ricky Gervais Says No To Beagle Breeding Farm   Dec 16, 2011

  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection's celebrity supporters

International comedian Ricky Gervais has spoken out in support of the BUAV’s campaign to stop plans for a dog breeding farm which would supply beagles for experiments.

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Leona Lewis And Ricky Gervais Want An Animal-Friendly Christmas   Dec 13, 2011

  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes
  • Humane Society International's celebrity supporters

British stars Leona Lewis, Ricky Gervais and Joanna Lumley have joined Humane Society International/UK in urging people to celebrate an animal-friendly Christmas and Holiday Season.

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Stars Wish Macmillan Cancer Care A Happy 100th Birthday   Dec 2, 2011

  • Macmillan Cancer Support's celebrity supporters
  • Kylie Minogue's charity work and causes
  • Keira Knightley's charity work and causes
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Alesha Dixon's charity work and causes
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  • James Corden's charity work and causes
  • Anna Friel's charity work and causes
  • Seth Rogen's charity work and causes
  • Graham Norton's charity work and causes
  • Helen Mirren's charity work and causes
  • Amanda Holden's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes

Leading cancer care charity Macmillan Cancer Support recently asked its celebrity supporters – including Kylie Minogue, Keira Knightley, Sting, Alesha Dixon, Joanna Lumley, James Corden, Anna Friel and Seth Rogen – to share their 100th birthday wishes in a short film 100 Years Of Macmillan: A Birthday Tribute.

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Vera Lynn Speaks Out Over Cruel Foie Gras   Nov 30, 2011

  • Vera Lynn's charity work and causes
  • PETA's celebrity supporters
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Twiggy's charity work and causes
  • Jenny Seagrove's charity work and causes
  • Bill Oddie's charity work and causes
  • Owain Yeoman's charity work and causes

Beloved by British troops for her outdoor concerts during World War II, Dame Vera Lynn now has a whole new flock of fans after penning a letter on behalf of PETA UK to Beverley Aspinall, managing director of Fortnum & Mason, asking her to stop the sale of the vile food product foie gras in the store.

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Help Stop The Tiger Trade In China   Nov 25, 2011

  • Samantha Fox's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes
  • Stephen Fry's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Michael Parkinson's charity work and causes
  • Susan Sarandon's charity work and causes
  • Anjelica Huston's charity work and causes
  • Jeremy Irons's charity work and causes
  • Paula Abdul's charity work and causes
  • Joan Jett's charity work and causes

The Environmental Investigation Agency and a number of stars are endorsing a new petition calling on Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on tiger trade.

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Stars Loosen Their Ties For Charity In Scotland   Nov 25, 2011

  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Bruno Mars's charity work and causes
  • Kevin McKidd's charity work and causes
  • Cahonas Scotland's celebrity supporters
  • Kenny Logan's charity work and causes
  • James Gandolfini's charity work and causes

Ricky Gervais, Scarlett Johansson, Usher, Bruno Mars, Kevin McKidd and other great celebrities are “loosening up” and ditching their ties in aid of Cahonas Scotland’s celebrity e-bay auction helping in the battle to raise awareness of Male Cancers.

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Bill Oddie Leads A Christmas Protest Over Foie Gras   Nov 15, 2011

  • Bill Oddie's charity work and causes
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Twiggy's charity work and causes
  • Jenny Seagrove's charity work and causes
  • Owain Yeoman's charity work and causes

Beloved British wildlife expert Bill Oddie made an unexpected appearance at the unveiling of Fortnum & Mason’s Christmas window dressed as Santa Claus to call on Fortnum & Mason to be good, for goodness’ sake, and stop selling foie gras.

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Celebrities Go Without Their Woolly Hats For Charity   Oct 28, 2011

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Sienna Miller's charity work and causes
  • Alan Carr's charity work and causes
  • Fearne Cotton's charity work and causes
  • Elvis Costello's charity work and causes
  • Helena Bonham Carter's charity work and causes
  • Joan Collins's charity work and causes

A whole bunch of British celebrities have donated their woolly hats to a new charity auction that aims to raise money for the homeless.

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Bruce Springsteen And Ricky Gervais To Stand Up For Heroes   Oct 25, 2011

  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Jon Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Bob Woodruff Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Bob Woodruff's charity work and causes

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart and Ricky Gervais will take part in a special charity event in New York next month.

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Paul McCartney Gets Behind Meat Free Cookbook   Oct 25, 2011

  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Stella McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Kevin Spacey's charity work and causes
  • Twiggy's charity work and causes
  • Gwyneth Paltrow's charity work and causes
  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes
  • David Walliams's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Alec Baldwin's charity work and causes
  • Chris Martin's charity work and causes
  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • Kelly Osbourne's charity work and causes
  • Vivienne Westwood's charity work and causes

A new cookbook inspired by the Meat Free Monday campaign – and featuring a foreword by Paul, Stella and Mary McCartney – has hit the shelves of bookstores in the UK

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Samantha Fox To Shock Politicians Into Action Over Tiger Conservation   Oct 24, 2011

  • Samantha Fox's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Stephen Fry's charity work and causes
  • Melanie C's charity work and causes
  • Nigel Barker's charity work and causes
  • Susan Sarandon's charity work and causes
  • Michael Parkinson's charity work and causes
  • Joan Jett's charity work and causes
  • Anjelica Huston's charity work and causes
  • Jeremy Irons's charity work and causes

International singer, impassioned tiger conservationist, humanitarian and former model, Sam Fox, aims to shock MPs and politicians into action to save the tiger in the wild at an event outside the House of Commons at 1pm on Wednesday 26th October.

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Celebrity Shoe Auction Kicks Off For Charity   Oct 12, 2011

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  • Chris Noth's charity work and causes
  • Ben Stiller's charity work and causes
  • Bill Murray's charity work and causes
  • Kate Moss's charity work and causes
  • Russell Brand's charity work and causes
  • Sienna Miller's charity work and causes
  • Sophie Dahl's charity work and causes
  • Michael Palin's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes
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  • Rachel Weisz's charity work and causes
  • Sharleen Spiteri's charity work and causes
  • Liam Gallagher's charity work and causes
  • Helen Mirren's charity work and causes
  • Colin Firth's charity work and causes
  • Jamie Lee Curtis's charity work and causes
  • Steven Gerrard's charity work and causes

The Small Steps Project will be holding the 2011 London Celebrity Shoe Auction and the premier of the new film at a fundraising evening at The Royal Society of Medicine on October 12.

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Roger Moore And Brigitte Bardot Say No To Cruel Cosmetics   Oct 11, 2011

  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Brigitte Bardot's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Ke$ha's charity work and causes
  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Melanie C's charity work and causes
  • Judi Dench's charity work and causes
  • Humane Society International's celebrity supporters

Hollywood legends Sir Roger Moore, Brigitte Bardot and Virginia McKenna, OBE, are speaking out in support of a ban on selling animal-tested cosmetics in Europe.

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Paul McCartney Joins Celebrity Supporters Of Tiger Charity   Oct 6, 2011

  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Joanna Lumley's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Michael Parkinson's charity work and causes
  • Melanie C's charity work and causes
  • Anjelica Huston's charity work and causes
  • Susan Sarandon's charity work and causes
  • Gemma Atkinson's charity work and causes
  • Claire King's charity work and causes
  • Paula Abdul's charity work and causes

Paul McCartney is the latest celebrity to support TigerTime, a charity that aims to save the last 3,200 wild tigers on earth.

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Bill Oddie Says No To Foie Gras   Sep 27, 2011

  • Bill Oddie's charity work and causes
  • PETA's celebrity supporters
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Twiggy's charity work and causes
  • Jenny Seagrove's charity work and causes
  • Owain Yeoman's charity work and causes

British celebrity Bill Oddie has fired off a scathing letter to Fortnum & Mason Managing Director Beverley Aspinall ridiculing Aspinall for trying to defend foie gras production by equating the force-feeding process with cormorants who swallow whole fish in the wild!

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Roger Moore Applauds Girl Who Changed Name For Foie Gras Protest   Sep 7, 2011

  • PETA's celebrity supporters
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Twiggy's charity work and causes
  • Jenny Seagrove's charity work and causes
  • Owain Yeoman's charity work and causes

PETA’s campaign against Fortnum & Mason for refusing to stop selling cruelly produced foie gras just got personal for a PETA staff member: Abi Izzard has now officially changed her name to StopFortnumAndMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com.

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Colin Firth Donates Shoes To Celebrity Charity Auction   Aug 17, 2011

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  • Sienna Miller's charity work and causes
  • Sharleen Spiteri's charity work and causes
  • Samantha Fox's charity work and causes
  • Kristin Davis's charity work and causes
  • Vivienne Westwood's charity work and causes
  • Lisa Snowdon's charity work and causes
  • Nigella Lawson's charity work and causes
  • Helen Mirren's charity work and causes
  • Sophie Dahl's charity work and causes
  • Rachel Weisz's charity work and causes
  • Eliza Doolittle's charity work and causes
  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • Anastacia's charity work and causes
  • Ralph Fiennes's charity work and causes
  • Jamie Lee Curtis's charity work and causes
  • Bill Oddie's charity work and causes
  • Liam Gallagher's charity work and causes
  • Russell Brand's charity work and causes
  • Boy George's charity work and causes
  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Chris Noth's charity work and causes
  • Jamie Oliver's charity work and causes
  • Michael Palin's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes

The Small Steps Project will be holding the 2011 London Celebrity Shoe Auction and the premier of the new film at a fundraising evening at The Royal Society of Medicine on October 12.

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Joanna Lumley Joins Celebrity Friends To Save Tigers   Jul 26, 2011

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  • Ricky Gervais's charity work and causes
  • Roger Moore's charity work and causes
  • Michael Parkinson's charity work and causes
  • Melanie C's charity work and causes
  • Anjelica Huston's charity work and causes
  • Susan Sarandon's charity work and causes
  • Gemma Atkinson's charity work and causes
  • Claire King's charity work and causes
  • Paula Abdul's charity work and causes

British actress Joanna Lumley has added her support to TigerTime, the new global charity campaign to save the last 3,200 wild tigers on earth.

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