Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
July
25,
2007
Film
stars
Kareena
Kapoor
and
R.
Madhavan
have
been
crowned
winners
in
the
first-ever
"Cutest
Vegetarian" online
poll
conducted
by
petaDishoom
-
People
for
the
Ethical
Treatment
of
Animals'
(PETA)
India's
youth
division.
It
was
a
close
race
with
stiff
challenges
mounted
by
a
bevy
of
hottie
runners-up,
including
Mallika
Sherawat,
Mahima
Chaudhary,
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Rajneesh
Duggal.
One
look
into
Bollywood
beauty
Kareena
Kapoor's
radiant
hazel
eyes
and
there's
no
doubt
that
cute
and
vegetarian
are
one
and
the
same.
The
youth
icon
and
reigning
screen
queen
also
has
the
talent
to
match
her
captivating
looks:
Kareena
recently
won
the
Best
Actress
Star
Screen
Award
for
her
performance
in
Omkara.
In
the
male
category,
it's
no
surprise
that
heartthrob
Madhavan
has
triumphed.
A
veteran
of
Hindi
TV
serials
before
going
on
to
star
in
dozens
of
films
-
including
the
much
acclaimed
Alaipayuthey
and
Guru-
Madhavan
has
always
encouraged
young
people
to
go
vegetarian
for
their
health,
the
animals
and
the
environment.
He
has
also
helped
his
friends
at
PETA
help
animals
every
chance
he
gets.
He
shot
an
ad
in
which
he
crammed
himself
into
a
cage
to
show
how
chickens
suffer,
made
a
pro-vegetarian
public
service
announcement,
did
an
introduction
in
Tamil
for
PETA
's
"Compassionate
Citizen" education
program
and
launched
petaDishoom.com's
popular
pro-vegetarian
online
e-card.
Explains
Madhavan,
"Chickens
may
not
be
cute
and
cuddly
like
some
animals,
but
they
still
feel
pain
just
like
you
and
me.
It's
simple
-
I
love
animals,
so
I
don't
eat
them".
Why
are
so
many
celebrities
shunning
meat
faster
than
you
can
say
"veggie
burger"?
Celebrities
cite
many
reasons
for
forgoing
flesh,
from
avoiding
the
cruelty
inherent
in
all
meat
production
to
improving
their
health
and
energy
levels
and
helping
the
environment
by
not
contributing
to
factory-farm
pollution.