source: manila bulletin
MANILA, Philippines – Singer-actress Geneva Cruz has once again posed unclothed for the latest ad campaign of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia.
In the “Go Natural. Go Vegan.” ad, shot by renowned photographer Niccolo Cosme, the sexy performer is seen with only a handful of tomatoes to cover her bosom.
Cruz, who began her crusade for a meat-free diet at 15, said in a statement, “Being vegan is not about the diet. It's really about my love for all creatures."
She emphasized that aside from helping save “countless animals every year," vegans also lead healthier lives. “The consumption of animal-derived foods has been linked not only to heart disease and cancer but also [to] multiple sclerosis and osteoporosis," she said.
Cruz became vegan after shooting a shampoo commercial in Palawan years ago.
“All the animals [there] were just roaming free. All I had to do was feed one of them and say, 'Natural!' We kept doing that, take after take… I couldn't support the meat industry anymore. Not after that,” she recalled.
The theater actress, declared as the Philippines’ Sexiest Vegetarian in 2009, is among a handful of local stars who openly support PETA, along with actresses Chin-Chin Gutierrez, Yasmien Kurdi, Alicia Mayer, and ex-couple Borgy Manotoc and Ornusa Cadness.
Other famous vegetarians include Natalie Portman, Pamela Anderson, Olivia Wilde, Russell Brand, Leona Lewis, Hayden Panettiere, and Sir Paul McCartney.
PETA has slammed the meat industry for its “immeasurable cruelty” towards animals. The organization likewise pointed its fingers to animal grazing as responsible for some environmental hazards.
“[It] has been responsible for loss of topsoil and eventual desertification in many parts of the world. The animals destroy the land's protective vegetation. Then wind removes the soil and converts formerly productive rangeland into desert.
"Forest lands in China and South America are being destroyed to clear space for grazing or to grow food for farmed animals," a part of PETA’s statement read.
A vegan diet can also help lessen the effects of climate change, PETA added.
source: manila bulletin
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