Hollywood actress goes naked to save environment
Hollywood actress Maggie Q has bared her body for a new advertisement of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in an effort to save the environment.
By calling people to go vegetarian, the actress also wants to challenge the global meat industry. The ad features the star naked and painted like the Earth with the words "Fight Climate Change with Diet Change. Go Veg."
The ad was kicked off in Vietnam on Tuesday after being launched in the US and elsewhere in Asia in early February.
The meat industry is a leading cause of the greenhouse-gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
As a result, a global shift toward a vegan diet is necessary to combat the worst effects of climate change, and one major study concluded that switching from a standard meat-based diet to a vegan diet is more effective than switching from a standard car to a hybrid, according to the United Nations.
"There's so many issues tied to the meat industry. I mean, social, environmental, humanitarian—all of them," she said. "I know that when I'm eating that I'm not hurting the planet, I'm not hurting other people on this planet, I'm not hurting animals … and I'm not hurting nature."
“Going vegan helps the environment, and it can also give your health a boost, as vegans are less prone to heart disease, strokes, diabetes, cancer, and obesity than meat-eaters are. And, of course, it saves animals from extreme suffering on factory farms, in slaughterhouses, and on the decks of fishing boats.”
Maggie Q joins a growing list of celebrities—including Tian Yuan, Louis Cheung, Paul McCartney, and Joaquin Phoenix—who have teamed up with PETA to promote vegetarian and vegan eating.
The new ad, shot by photographer Frank Ockenfels 3, will run on billboards around the world this year.
Maggie, whose real name is Margaret Denise Quigley, stripped down for the first time in 2007 for two pro-vegetarian ads that featured strategically placed vegetables covering her genitals.
PETA Asia-Pacific has nearly 150,000 supporters and activists throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
More information is available on PETAAsiaPacific.com.
The following Youtube video shows the behind-the-scenes of the PETA photo shoot.
