March 31, 2006

Mumbai Volunteers Needed!

Want to hang out at petaDishoom and help animals while you are at it? Now is your chance! We are looking for people who can help us from our office in Juhu, Mumbai do things like send out prizes to contest winners and petaDishoom Street Teamers for completing missions, make calls to get more people involved in animal rights, make a list of hot college fests, take photos for our site, and do other things to keep www.petaDishoom.com the best place on the web!

We are petaDishoom so you know you will be rewarded for helping out!

If you are interested, we would love to have you. Please call me (my name is Puja) at (0) 98704 52444 plus 0222 628 1880.

March 27, 2006

Fur is a Drag

March 24, 2006

Rahul Khanna Loves petaDishoom!

You are in great company. We recently met Rahul Khanna (and yes, he is as gorgeous in person as he is on screen) and guess what he told us. That he thinks petaDishoom is great! He has been on the site and has even checked out our message boards so guys keep posting those messages. You never know! You might end up chatting with Rahul!

By the way, he looks bruised in this photo because it was taken at a PETA ad shoot and he was in character. Keep checking this site to learn what shoot that was!

March 21, 2006

McDonalds Goes Vegan

The company known worldwide for its meat burgers and milkshakes, celebrated "Meatout" an annual affair organised by vegetarian advocates, at select outlets in Bangalore and Thane by offering a "Vegan Meal" for two days this week, thanks to the efforts of vegan advocates from Bangalore-based activist group DIYA (Do It Yourself Activists!).

McDonalds Indias Vegan Meal promotion consisted of a regular iced tea and medium fries at the menu price of Rs. 52, which could be used to complete a meal of one of the many McDonalds India vegan main dishes, including McVeggie, McAloo Tikki and Crispy Chinese, which come on a bun and are also egg- and milk-free. Vegan consumers can easily get these delicious veggie burgers with ketchup or chilli sauce instead of mayonnaise and other dairy-based toppings any day of the week. Check out our Foodie section for a list of places to get awesome vegan food.

McDonalds India is not the only company to offer products labelled as "vegan" in India. For example, popular chain Cafe Coffee Day includes a "vegan shake" on its menu which contains no milk or other animal products. Lush India marks many of its soaps with a green "V" to indicate they contain no animal-derived ingredients, and Vicco Vajradanti labels its toothpaste "vegan".

Vegan food is good for animals and many times better for our health than meat. A Vegan Meal is truly a Happy Meal.

Speaking of vegan McDonalds, have you ever heard of Reggie McVeggie? That is apparently Ronald McDonalds compassionate twin brother. No, he is not a McDonalds product, but a product of McVegan , an invention of Vegan Action McVegans motto is "billions and billions saved".

March 20, 2006

Veg Out on Meat Out

Happy Meat Out Day

Meat Out Day happens every year on March 20. Today, thousands of caring people around the world will hold educational Meatout events such as colorful street theater, lectures, public dinners, cooking demos, food samplings, leafleting and information tables.

So go on, use this special day as an opportunity to use your imagination to spread awareness on the benefits of vegetarianism. For those of you still eating meat, here is your chance to get inspired and go vegetarian.

Check out our Reality Bites section to learn what happens to animals for meat.

March 17, 2006

Yet Another Reason to Love Pamela

Pamela Anderson was recently approached by a fan at Elton Johns post Oscars party who was wearing a fur coat. Before the fan could even get near her, Pam reportedly let out a disgusted shriek and ran off. How could such a big fan have missed the fact that Pamela Anderson is completely opposed to the murder of animals for fur?

What is Hemant Trevedi up to?

After winning PETA India Proggy Award for Best Cruelty-Free Luxury Fashion, Hemant Trevedi has now taken on the task of being one of the talented people to train some lovely ladies for a reality television kind of beauty pageant. Compassion to animals must be at the top of the list of useful tips that Hemant is giving them.

Luke Kenny is here. This time, as a director!

petaDishoom pal Luke Kenny is passionate about animals, vegetarianism, and films too. Just thought we would let you know that his film, 13th Floor, is out in select places now. The film stars Sandhya Mridul and Purab Kohli. We hear that it was written in what Luke refers to as "Bombay English". That should be fun, especially for you Mumbaiites.

March 13, 2006

PETA's Chick Protests KFC

Now here is something you do not see everyday. It is a sultry PETA chick wearing a bikini out in the snow to protest the cold hearted farming practices of KFC.

You can help the animals KFC uses by doing our mission. Win a cool prize while you are at it.

March 10, 2006

Our Mousey Pal is Drunk With Happiness

Poorva works with us on petaDishoom. Last night, she was walking through the Juhu market, playing with stray dogs, as is her usual evening habit, when a drunk old man, swaying and stuttering and spitting and smelling of cheap whiskey, shoved a mouse into her face, hoping the little creature would scare her so that he could get some weird childish pleasure in watching her run.

Poorva did not run or even flinch. Instead, she grabbed the mouse from the man and tried to calm the mouse in her hands.

The poor little mouse, though clearly domesticated, was shivering with fright and his little heart was thumping so hard, Poorva thought it might thump right out of his little chest if she was not careful. One of his eyes was half shut from infection.

Jayasimha, a PETA campaigner, agreed to give shelter to the mouse for the night at his flat where the little guy nibbled biscuits, drank water, built a nest of shredded paper and made his home in a baby shoe.

PETA will ensure its new little friend receives veterinary care and a home where he has love, company and plenty of space to explore.

March 9, 2006

Make Out Tour

Now here is something that all vegetarians already know: Vegetarians make better lovers.

It is simple biology. Meat clogs arteries to ALL your organs, not just your heart, which could lead to an embarrassing performance problem.

Eat veggies. Feel alive. Be sexy. Be happy.

March 8, 2006

Vegans Hanging Out at Baskin Robbins?!?

So last night we went out for Puja's birthday. Who's Puja, you ask? Well that's me!

And we ended up going to Baskin Robbins. You might be wondering what a bunch of vegans were doing there. Handing out leaflets about the cruelties of the dairy industry? Good guess, but no.

We were having ice cream! Surprised? Don't be. At least in India, the Baskin Robbin's Orange Tango sorbet is vegan. So vegan that PETA India has given Baskin Robbins an award for it. Go on, enjoy yourself.

And check out what else is accidentally vegan here.

March 6, 2006

Parikrama on our Message Boards!

Did you see Rohan of Parikrama on our message boards?

Parikrama is always happy to help animals. You might have seen them performing while wearing PETA t-shirts on stage or speaking to college students about the importance of protecting animals.

Now Rohan is asking you to join the movement by helping animals too. See our On the Road to Action page to learn how and earn awesome prizes like t-shirts, caps, pens, stickers and more!

Bird Flu Vaccine: Go Vegetarian

Here's our gang raising awareness about vegetarianism in Mumbai

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March 5, 2006

2Blue is 2Cool

We just got an e-mail from our pal 2Blue, the super talented lead singer of Vayu, asking us what else he can do to help animals. Wow...2Blue is really a star. In fact, we just gave Vayu an award for being the band most active for animals at college fests. Keep checking this site because petaDishoom and Vayu are going to work on a wallpaper together just for you. 2Blue pointed out that we need a new wallpaper for the rocker types. Check out our existing wallpapers though. They do rock, by the way.

Hey, Ravi Iyer's solo album Rocking Ragas is now out, we hear. I'm sure that's definately worth checking out. Who's Ravi Iyer. Um, he is said to be the most technically accomplished rock guitarist in Mumbai today! Remember Witch Hammer? Well now you remember Ravi. And he is now with Vayu.

Vayu fans know where to find them but if you are new and want to check them out (they are always playing somewhere in Mumbai or Pune or elsewhere too), visit http://vayu.co.in/ to learn where to find them.

A Formula One for...Auto-rickshaws?!?!

One of the gals at petaDishoom loves autorickshaws so much that she and her friends decided to make a film about them. Yes...it is hard to believe, but she loves the experience of wind (and pollution) in her hair and the feeling of flying as she bumps along the Mumbai streets in those mean, three-wheeled machines. Perhaps you noticed her odd love for these vehicles. I mean, the big rickshaw on the front page of this site might be a giveaway. She says she uses the time she spends in an autorickshaw to think of new ways to help animals. Now that's time well spent. The film is actually not just about autorickshaws, but about an autorickshaw race. And it is not just any autorickshaw race, but the ultimate autorickshaw racing experience. A Formula One for autorickshaws. The film is actually a documentary and some of the filmmakers involved have also made other videos that will appear on this site. The Swami video is just one of them. Check out the Rickshaaa! film trailer at AFilmOnThreeWheels.com. It's fun, cool stuff.

March 3, 2006

Tia, Ranveer, Yuvraj, Anvesha

We just met the characters of the Star One show Remix, and they were so sweet! They are even cuter in real life, if that is possible!

Tia (Sweta in real life) looks after stray dogs around their set. She makes sure all the dogs have food and adequate veterinary care. Yuvraj (Raj in real life) told us about how he hates for elephants to be treated badly and Anvesha says she does not like the way animals are abused for the circus. Ranveer (Karan) says he is also totally opposed to cruelty to animals.

Keep checking this site for Remix updates.

March 2, 2006

Welcome! This is Just for You

Welcome to our new site designed specially for you by people like you. The petaDishoom team consists of young people who love to keep up on the latest in music, films, sports, cool parties and college fests. Just like you. We also love free stuff, naturally. And most of all, we love animals. So we put two and two together and figured out a way to put all the things we love in one place for other people like us and that is how petaDishoom was born.

So petaDishoom, it is. What is with the funny name, you ask? This is a site that will help you give animal abusers some dishoom, of course!

Do not forget to sign up for our E-news so that we can keep you posted on what your favorite celebs are doing for animals and on our latest contests. Keep checking this site because we will be offering iPods and more, just for caring about animals!