Reading Time: 2 minutes Ricky Gervais is calling on the U.K government to ban factory farming – branding it ‘inhumane’ and saying it ‘doesn’t belong in this century’. The comic is backing a campaign by animal protection charity Viva!, which has written an open letter to prime minister Boris Johnson, asking him to ban the practice in a bid […]
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Ricky Gervais Wants To Be Eaten By Lions After Death To ‘Give Something Back’ To Animals
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is Ricky Gervais vegan? He wants to ‘give something back’ to the animals by being eaten by zoo lions after his death
Brian May, Ricky Gervais And Other Stars Urge UK Prime Minister To Ban Sale Of Fur
Reading Time: 2 minutes Comedian Ricky Gervais says banning the sale of fur in the UK ‘doesn’t even require debate’ as it’s ‘a no-brainer’
Ricky Gervais Confirms He Had A Vegan Christmas Dinner This Year
Reading Time: < 1 minute Comedian and actor Ricky Gervais revealed he had a vegan Christmas dinner this year, posting a photo via his Twitter account to his 14.5 million followers. He captioned the photo of an empty dinner plate on Christmas Day and joked: “[His wife] Jane tried to sneak in a Brussel sprout. I spotted it immediately. Nice try.” The […]
Comedian Ricky Gervais Urges Followers To Help End Caged Farming
Reading Time: < 1 minute Celebrity comedian Ricky Gervais has urged his followers to help put an end to caged farming. The star, who regularly speaks out about animal-welfare issues, shared a petition to his 13.4 million Twitter followers captioned ‘Do your stuff, guys!’. The petition, created by Compassion In World Farming, has already received more than one million signatures: […]
Ricky Gervais Is Eating Vegan Food And Supporting Animal Charities Amid COVID-19
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ricky Gervais has revealed his go-to ‘comfort food’s among the coronavirus lockdown. The comic shared his top dishes during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter. The interviewer asked him ‘what have been your go-to comfort foods during all this?’. ‘Meat substitutes’ “Pasta with vegan meatballs. We have tofu stir-fry with noodles. Vegan lasagna. Basically everything […]
Ricky Gervais Says Wet Markets ‘Must End Now’ Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ricky Gervais has said the wildlife trade and the consumption of wild animals via wet markets ‘must end’ if we are to avoid future crises like the current coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus is thought to have originated from a wet market – where live animals are slaughtered and sold alongside dead ones – in Wuhan, China, […]
Ricky Gervais Urges U.K Government To Ban Wild Animal Trade Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ricky Gervais is calling on the U.K government to ban the wild animal trade in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Afterlife star has signed an open letter to prime minister Boris Johnson urging him to ‘tell international leaders to stop exploiting wildlife’, accompanied by a petition. Wild animal trade The letter, penned by World […]
‘Pandemics Come From Eating Things You F*cking Shouldn’t’ Says Ricky Gervais
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ricky Gervais says pandemics like the current coronavirus outbreak are a result of ‘eating things you f*cking shouldn’t’. COVID-19 is widely believed to have originated from a wet market in Wuhan, China towards the end of 2019. Since then, it has spread globally killing more than 261,000 people worldwide. Since the outbreak started, numerous organizations […]
Comedian Ricky Gervais Urges Fans To Adopt – Not Shop
Reading Time: < 1 minute Actor and comedian Ricky Gervais is urging fans to adopt, not shop, for their next companion animal. The star shared a post Saturday with over 13 million Twitter followers that included a picture of him and a dog, alongside his message. It read: “Rescue pets wait weeks, months, even years. So visit your local animal […]