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Dianne Warren
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The Grammy winner explained that while the save wasn’t her first, as she runs a farm animal rescue in Malibu, it was symbolic of a larger mission.
“This feels like a special cow… So it’s almost like she represents all cows wanting to be free,” Warren told theAssociated Press.
02of 08CherCher and Kaavan.Courtesy The Smithsonian ChannelThe pop diva fought to move Kaavan, who gained fame as"The World’s Loneliest Elephant,“from a Pakistani zoo to a Cambodian sanctuary. The four-year quest and journey of 2,300 miles inspired the documentaryCher & The Loneliest Elephant, which hit the Smithsonian Channel in May of 2021.“I can’t explain it in words. It was joyous,” the icon toldPEOPLEof seeing Kaavan settle into his new home at the Wildlife Sanctuary at last. “He was so engaged. His behavior had completely changed.”
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Cher
Cher and Kaavan.Courtesy The Smithsonian Channel
The pop diva fought to move Kaavan, who gained fame as"The World’s Loneliest Elephant,“from a Pakistani zoo to a Cambodian sanctuary. The four-year quest and journey of 2,300 miles inspired the documentaryCher & The Loneliest Elephant, which hit the Smithsonian Channel in May of 2021.
“I can’t explain it in words. It was joyous,” the icon toldPEOPLEof seeing Kaavan settle into his new home at the Wildlife Sanctuary at last. “He was so engaged. His behavior had completely changed.”
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Simon Cowell
TheAmerica’s Got Talentjudge was dog-gone emotional last summer after meeting a pup he helped rescue from a South Korean dog meat farm.
In 2018, Cowelldonated more than $32,600 to Humane Society Internationalto help the animal welfare organization shut down the farm and rescue the 200 dogs living there.
“This is difficult for me … but it is important because, without people like you, he’d basically be in someone’s stomach,” Cowell told news correspondent Philippa Tomson, who adopted the dog. “And dogs will give up their lives for you. They really would … So what you do is so important, bless you.”
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Joaquin Phoenix
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Holy cow! One day after advocating for animal rights during his Oscarsacceptance speechfor Best Actor in February 2020, theJokerstar made good on his word andhelped free a cowand her newborn calf from a Los Angeles slaughterhouse, transporting them to Farm Sanctuary.
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue; Inset: Getty
“They have a very nice paddock with lots of green grass. Jeffrey is building them a new heated enclosure, even though the one they have now is very nice. They will be spoiled,” Jennifer Gordon, executive director of nonprofit rescue, toldPEOPLEof the animals' new home on Morgan’s New York farm.
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Gus Kenworthy
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Kenworthy even adopted a dog named Beemo from the pack. Thoughthe pupsadly passed away soon after due to a heart condition, Kenworthy later adopted a puppy from the litter born in and rescued from South Korea. The new dog’s name, Birdie, honors “one of Beemo’sfavorite things in the world,” the Olympian said.
07of 08Jon StewartCourtesy Farm Sanctuary. Inset: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via GettyNot kidding around, the formerDaily Showhost helped recover and rehometwo lone goatsfound wandering the New York City subway system in August 2018. Animal care officers got the goats off the tracks, andphoned Farm Sanctuary– of which Stewart’s wife Tracey is a board member – to get the creatures to safer pastures.In fact, Stewart drove the goats out of the Big Apple to their new sanctuary home upstate himself. The animal rescue was all in a day’s work for the Stewart family – the former late-night host and his wifebought a farmto open a New Jersey branch of Farm Sanctuary in 2015.
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Jon Stewart
Courtesy Farm Sanctuary. Inset: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty
Not kidding around, the formerDaily Showhost helped recover and rehometwo lone goatsfound wandering the New York City subway system in August 2018. Animal care officers got the goats off the tracks, andphoned Farm Sanctuary– of which Stewart’s wife Tracey is a board member – to get the creatures to safer pastures.
In fact, Stewart drove the goats out of the Big Apple to their new sanctuary home upstate himself. The animal rescue was all in a day’s work for the Stewart family – the former late-night host and his wifebought a farmto open a New Jersey branch of Farm Sanctuary in 2015.
08of 08Paul McCartneyPierre Suu/Getty; GettyA decade ago, the musicianpartnered with PETAto produce a video called “Glass Walls,” highlighting the “horrific abuse” of the meat and dairy industry at factory farms, giving viewers a harrowing glimpse of real-life footage of cows, chickens, sheep and other animals around the world.Doubling down 10 years later, McCartney said the mission of the message rang true as ever as he promoted veganism.“Whether you’re worried about diseases that spring from slaughterhouses, the animals who suffer terribly and needlessly, or the catastrophic impact of the meat industry on our environment, please watch this short video and share it with your friends,” he said in astatement.
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Paul McCartney
Pierre Suu/Getty; Getty
A decade ago, the musicianpartnered with PETAto produce a video called “Glass Walls,” highlighting the “horrific abuse” of the meat and dairy industry at factory farms, giving viewers a harrowing glimpse of real-life footage of cows, chickens, sheep and other animals around the world.
Doubling down 10 years later, McCartney said the mission of the message rang true as ever as he promoted veganism.
“Whether you’re worried about diseases that spring from slaughterhouses, the animals who suffer terribly and needlessly, or the catastrophic impact of the meat industry on our environment, please watch this short video and share it with your friends,” he said in astatement.
source: people.com
