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Cloris Leachman's Salad Days
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Today, amid a flurry of tourists and cameras, PETA unveiled our new "Let Vegetarianism Grow on You" ad in Times Square. In the ad, the always witty Cloris Leachman wears a dress of red cabbage and leaf lettuce. The release follows last week's publication of the results of the biggest medical study ever to conclude that avoiding meat gives people a better chance of living longer. Who better to illustrate the point than Cloris, a vibrant 82-year-old vegetarian?
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For those of you who were unable to make the trip to the unveiling, no worries. We've got exclusive photos of the event as well as video of Cloris for ya.
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Thanks Cloris—you're now in our Lettuce Ladies Hall of Fame!
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Hey cool! Cloris Leachman is so funny.
Posted by: Canaduck | March 31, 2009 03:22 PM
That is a GORGEOUS gown!
Posted by: Phyllis | March 31, 2009 03:59 PM
Ahhhhhh...this is just sublime! thank you Cloris and Peta!
Posted by: animalfriend | April 1, 2009 12:02 PM
Ms. Leachman looks better now than when she played Phyllis, Mary Tyler Moore's neighbor, in the 1970's!!
Posted by: Rev. Meg Schramm | April 1, 2009 12:11 PM
You totally rocked that dress, Cloris! You are beautiful!
Posted by: Charlotte | April 1, 2009 08:51 PM
Cloris is amazing!! Love her! LOVE the dress and her in it!!
Posted by: Laura | April 2, 2009 10:32 PM
I too was a vegetairian for 41 years, then 2 years ago went all the way to vegan. It was the best thing I ever did!!
When will you make the 'plunge?'
Posted by: Martha Diaz | April 3, 2009 03:38 AM
I think it's great stars like Cloris are letting people know how good they feel when they don't eat meat. I'm now meat free for 16 mos. and what a difference it makes. GO PETA!
Posted by: Wanda | April 3, 2009 10:35 AM
Beautiful Lady.
Posted by: Philipp | April 3, 2009 04:19 PM
Bless you Cloris! Love you!!!
Posted by: Karen | April 3, 2009 08:43 PM
Its great to see more mature woman now reaching out to another audience to promote vegetarianism well done as alwaya PETA from your friends at Animal Rights Action Network ARAN in Ireland.
Posted by: John Carmody | April 4, 2009 07:19 AM
You look fabulous! What a gorgeous gown. Thanks for spreading the word on vegetarianism so gracefully.
Posted by: JM | April 4, 2009 11:09 AM
Cloris Leachman is beautiful inside and out. Intelligence, charm, wit and a light that shines from inside. God bless, Cloris!!!
Posted by: Sandra | April 4, 2009 05:55 PM
Cloris looks great. I would never have guessed that she was 82 years old! I'm 23, I've been a vegetarian for 12 years (and for the past two years I've been abstaining from dairy too), and I am so happy to learn that good people use their publicity to help animals. Cloris looks great because she doesn't eat meat, I guess. Author Charles Patterson ('Eternal Treblinka') is also in his 70s, I think, and he looks much, much younger - not a wrinkle on his face - because he doesn't eat meat or dairy. But anyway, keep it up Cloris, and thank you for helping animals. I hope to look as good as you when I'm 82.
Posted by: Iris | April 5, 2009 07:14 AM
You will lead & empower many, many others to make the switch... for animals, for health, and for our planet. I'm a vegetarian now for 22 years, and so happy to be! Thanks Cloris!!
Posted by: Carolyn | April 5, 2009 01:25 PM
cloris rocks! i have so much respect for her.
Posted by: alyx | April 6, 2009 01:10 AM
Yes!!! Go Cloris!
Posted by: Maria | April 6, 2009 09:10 AM
Cloris Leachman is FANTASTIC! What a wonderful woman, great personality. If you haven't watched her on DANCING WITH THE STARS - try and check out some of the episodes. As far as PETA goes - I love their message "Fur is Dead", but I don't like it when they cross over the line and throw paint on people's coats, etc.
Anyhow - GO CLORIS!!
Posted by: Elaine | April 7, 2009 06:28 PM
Hey did you know going vege helps reduce global warming too! Cattle produce masses of methane which is a worse culprit in causing global warming than carbon dioxide. Thanks Cloris for being such a remarkable example to us all.
Posted by: Joan Burt | April 12, 2009 03:45 PM