PETA Media Center > Recent News Releases : Pamela Anderson and PETA Serve Vegetarian Turkey Dinner at Homeless Shelter

For Immediate Release:
November 13, 2007

Contact:
Michael McGraw 757-622-7382

Las Vegas - Thanksgiving will come early this year for some homeless families in Las Vegas as Pamela Anderson joins PETA and Garden Protein in serving a vegetarian turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

Photo-op: Pamela Anderson serving vegetarian turkey dinners at a homeless shelter
Date: Wednesday, November 14
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Family Promise of Las Vegas, 320 S. Ninth St., Las Vegas

The Beauty of Magic star is hosting the dinner to highlight both the health benefits of a meatless diet and cruelty to animals in the turkey trade. Anderson--who has been vegetarian since she was a teenager--will be dishing out Gardein's Veggie Stuffed Turkey Roast With Wild Rice and Cranberries, which was donated by Garden Protein. This delicious faux turkey, available at Whole Foods stores across the country, is a savory blend of soy, wheat, peas, beets, and carrots, prepared to have the taste and texture of roast turkey--but without any animal ingredients.

Anderson, who considers Las Vegas to be her second home, was inspired to host the event after viewing video footage from PETA's recent investigation at a turkey slaughterhouse, which showed workers handling birds so roughly that the birds suffered broken bones.

"The holiday season can be especially hard for those who find themselves homeless," says Anderson. "And it's murder on turkeys. With so many healthy and delicious options nowadays, it's easy to have a holiday meal that gives even turkeys something to be thankful for."

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