- [Narrator] This week, Prada and Macklemore ditch fur.
This Game of Thrones star is the lord of cryptocurrency.
And find out how Woody Harrelson is speaking up for animals.
All that and more on LiveKindly's Weekly Vegan News.
Luxury fashion label Prada is going fur free.
To make this commitment possible
the luxury Italian fashion label
worked closely with non-profit organizations,
Humane Society International,
Fur Free Alliance,
and Italian animal rights group LAV.
Prada previously used fur from foxes, minx,
and rabbits in it's collections.
Prada head designer, Miuccia Prada,
hinted that the brand may launch faux fur.
She said in a press release,
"Focusing on innovative materials will allow the company
to explore new boundaries of creative design,
while meeting the demand for ethical products."
Founded in 1913 by Miuccia's grandfather, Mario Prada,
the fashion house is considered one of the biggest,
and most influential names in the industry.
Prada has a number of celebrity fans,
including Captain Marvel star Brie Larsen,
Jeff Goldbloom, Elle Fanning, Mila Yokovich,
Dua Lipa, Regina King, and Amy Adams.
Prada's subsidiary Miu Miu,
launched by Miuccia in 1993,
will also go fur free,
beginning with it's 2020 women's collection.
Prada joins a number of other top labels
in banning fur from its collections,
including Gucci, Versace, Burberry,
Diane von Furstenburg, Chanel, and Donna Karan.
Prada's spring/summer 2020 collection
will be the first to show off the labels fur free look.
Macklemore has given up meat,
and recently opted for faux fur at the Met Gala.
The rapper revealed on social media
that he now follows a meat free diet
and has no plans to stop.
The rapper showed off his meat free meal on Snapchat.
He said, "It's a beautiful day in the
Pacific Northwest out here, and I'm grilling,
but I'm not grilling meat.
That's right, this is vegetables."
He elaborated, "This is health.
I've been off the meat for 30 days.
I feel the same, I'm still the same weight,
but I'm in it for the long haul baby. We healthy 2019."
It seems the Washington native,
who's real name is Ben Haggerty,
is further extending his compassion to all animals.
Macklemore is well known for his extravagant style,
however he makes sure his fashion choices
are animal friendly.
He shared his Met Gala look,
a trailing vegan faux white fur coat,
with his Instagram followers earlier this month.
Coming up: Wild circuses may soon be banned
in the United States.
Justin Bieber is teaming up with Schmidt's Naturals
to launch a vegan cruelty free deodorant.
- [Commercial Narrator] Pop a top of
Schmidt's natural deodorant
and enter a world of plant powered ingredients
that smell seriously amazing.
- [Narrator] Called Here and Now.
Schmidt's says it worked closely with Bieber
to develop everything about the product,
from the label to the scent.
The fragrance has not yet been revealed,
but ingredients will be all natural.
The brand formulates its stick deodorants
with ingredients like baking soda,
coconut oil, and arrowroot powder.
According to the Unilever owned natural brand,
it's Bieber inspired vegan deodorant
will help it reach new customers.
Schmidt's CEO and co-founder, Michael Cammarata,
told People, "The time was right to make something
happen, and bring to life an exclusive product
collaboration that will bring new fans
into the Naturals category."
Bieber announced the collaboration on Instagram,
ready for Here and Now,
new collab coming this fall with Schmidt's Naturals.
Bieber's wife, 22 year old Hailey Baldwin,
niece to vegan actor Alec Baldwin,
is an advocate of clean beauty.
She became an ambassador for cruelty free,
and vegan friendly make up brand,
bareMinerals in September 2018.
Along with it's vegan Bieber inspired deodorant,
the brand also plans to launch hemp
and CBD varieties in Target stores this fall.
Circus animal suffering could soon
come to an end in the United States.
A bill that bans the use of wild animals
in traveling circuses was just introduced in Congress.
The measure, called The Traveling Exotic Animal
and Public Safety Protection Act,
was presented to the House of Representatives on May 22.
The bill would amend the Animal Welfare Act,
A law that has monitored human treatment of animals
in research, transport, entertainment, and more since 1966.
If passed into law, the bill would ban traveling circuses
and similar acts from using exotic animals.
The bill's website explains the adverse effects
of animal captivity and transport.
It notes, "Due to severe confinement, lack of free exercise,
and the restriction of natural behaviors,
animals used in traveling circuses suffer,
and are prone to health, behavioral,
and psychological problems."
It is common for circus staff to use bull hooks,
whips, electric prods, and metal bars
to incite a natural behavior from the animals.
Coming Up: Woody Harrelson speaks up for animal rights.
Game of Thrones may now officially be over,
but vegan actor, Jerome Flynn,
who played Sir Bronn of the Blackwater,
- I only need one of the Lannister brothers alive.
- [Narrator] Is building a vegan crypto-currency empire.
Now the lord of ethical blockchain,
the British actor announced that he joined
the advisory board for VeganCoin,
launched by UK-Israeli company Vegan Nation.
- VeganCoin is the first ever vegan currency.
It's the building ground for
a global vegan economy and ecosystem.
- [Narrator] The group aims to create
a global vegan ecosystem,
and VeganCoin is one component of that.
The website states,
"A trading system based on blockchain technology
will enable the use of smart contracts.
Making it possible for a consumer to know exactly
how the product he purchased was handled.
Guaranteeing and ethical chain of supply."
Other initiatives include
launching an eCommerce platform
that would use blockchain based VeganCoin as payment.
According to CCN, VeganCoin has raised
almost 10 million dollars
of their 60 million dollar target
through it's ongoing ICO, Initial Coin Offering.
Vegan actor Woody Harrelson
urges Texas to ban it's cruel pig rodeo.
He has called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott,
to ban the yearly Bacon Bash in Bandera.
Bandera, Texas is known as
the cowboy capital of the world,
and has held the event,
that includes a wild hog catch,
for the past 17 years.
Harrelson, a Texas native,
penned a letter to Abbot on behalf of
international animals rights non-profit PETA.
Calling on him to cancel future events.
"I have a lot of pride in my home state,
and the compassionate, independent spirit
of my fellow Texans", the 57 year old vegan actor began.
'That's why I was shocked to learn about
the cruelty that pigs are subjected to
at something called the 'Bacon Bash' held near Bandera."
Harrelson continued, "This violent spectacle
encourages children and adults alike to scare,
injure, and torment animals for entertainment.
The world doesn't need more bullies."
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