PETA activist Sonu Sood is strongly against Canadian seal hunt!

Canadian seal

For protection and ethical treatment of animals, Sonu Sood joins hand with PETA. He is now a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA India. The actor, who has starred in a number of commercially successful movies such as “Dabangg” and “Jodhaa Akbar” and now shares his screen with Amitabh Bachchan in his new movie “Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap” feels strongly against the practice of Canadian seal hunt where thousands of seals are killed every year by the fishermen for meat and fur.

Sonu Sood has also sent a written petition to the Canadian government to stop the brutality against the seals. The annual seal hunt saw the death of more than 300,000 seals in 2010. Many times, baby seals aged only a few weeks are killed. It is especially horrible the way the seals are actually killed. Clubs and hakapiks are used to crush the skulls of the seals with repeated blows and sometimes the skulls aren’t crushed enough, which means the seals encounter a slow and painful death. World leaders like US President Barack Obama and His Holiness the Dalai Lama have condemned the seal hunt.

Actor Sonu Sood has told that he feels strongly for the cause of wildlife protection and he is happy to do his bit in ensuring the conservation of wildlife.

Gulshan Grover and Raveena Tandon support PETA's new campaign for Stray Dogs

Bollywood rogue Gulshan Grover might have been called a kutta by many a hero over the past years on screen, but the silver screen villain rooted for the cause of adopting stray dogs at a PETA event in Bandra. PETA's new campaign which urged animal lovers to adopt rather than buy a canine companion was inaugurated by actress Raveena Tandon and Gulshan Grover at a suburban Mumbai venue.

"I have always been an animal lover and even as a kid, I used to bring home stray puppies and kittens. Now, so many years later, all my three daughters have adopted three stray dogs each. I have always maintained that adopting a stray dog is much more advisable that buying an imported pedigree dog as a status symbol," told Raveena.

Gulshan Grover, in contrast, remembered with amusement his fear of dogs which was finally transformed into love after his son, who stays in the US adopted three rescued dogs. "The first time I visited my son after he had adopted the dogs, I was terrified initially but the way the three dogs displayed their affection towards me helped me get rid of my fear," he laughed quietly.

Grover also raved about all the vegetarian actors like Amitabh Bachchan and Raveena Tandon who he claimed were much fitter and had a glow on their face because of their diet.

(PETA) India awarded film 'The Green Chic - Finding Dad' for animals rights!

Animated children's movie 'The Green Chic - Finding Dad' has been awarded by an animal rights organization for passing on the message of sympathy for animals, an official told.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India awarded the movie its 'Proggy Award' for being most animal-friendly. The award recognizes animal-friendly achievements in the fields of commerce and culture.

'The film shows children that animals are as loving and devoted to their families as humans and that they deserve to be respected, not abused,' told PETA India chief functionary Poorva Joshipura.

Filmmaker Koffee Break Pictures Ltd., who also made the popular children's film 'My Friend Ganesha', will receive a framed certificate and will be featured on PETA India's website.

The movie, which opens Friday, is about a family of chickens living happily in the jungle until a hunter kills the mother and takes the father captive.

Their young son, Chiclet, sets out on a trek to Mumbai to find and rescue his father, accompanied by his animal friends.

PETA India is also releasing a new ad starring Chiclet that encourages everyone to stick up for animals.