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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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’
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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
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Ricky Gervais And Zac Efron To Star In Film About Animal Testing: ‘Save Ralph’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Actors Ricky Gervais and Zac Efron are among the cast to star in a new animated film created to end global animal testing, titled Save Ralph. The stop motion short is written and directed by Spencer Susser and produced by charity The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) international division. Save Ralph The film will […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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: […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Ricky Gervais And Bryan Adams Urge Public To Try Veganuary To Help Animals And The Planet
Reading Time: 3 minutes They are among a slew of celebrities, NGOs, athletes, business leaders, and politicians who have signed an open letter penned by Veganuary
