Jamie Foxx may not be a fan, but the folks at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is recognizing Miley Cyrus for her kindness toward the chickens that were used during the filming of Hannah Montana: The Movie, which debuted No. 1 at the box office last weekend.

“Miley’s heart is as big as her smile,” says Dan Shannon, PETA’s assistant director of Youth Outreach and Campaigns. “We hope that her act of compassion will inspire her fans to be kind to animals too.”

The Disney actress/singer adopted a particularly special chicken to keep as a pet.

PETA sent Miley a framed Compassionate Citizen Award and card signed by their staff for her kindness toward the birds.

Cloris Leachman is officially the Poster Girl (or Poster Grandma) for vegetarianism. Wearing a gown made of leafy greens and red cabbage, the 82-year-old Oscar-winner will unveil her new pro-vegetarian PETA PSA in Times Square later today.

PETA says Cloris is an example of how gracefully humans age once the omit meat from their daily diet. Cloris agrees, the Dancing With The Stars alum became a vegetarian nearly 50 years ago and as she says, “I felt a million times better, and I’ve never had a bite of meat ever since then.”

Cloris Leachman will release her tell-all autobiography, Cloris,–revealing liasons with Gene Hackman and other Hollywood notables of yesteryear–in April.

Michael Jackson will kick off his “This Is It” Tour at London’s O2 Arena this July, but the King of Pop could be forced to scrap plans to include live animals in the 50-date run after coming under fire from animal rights activists with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Read the rest of this entry »

Animal rights activists with People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have thought of a new way to get people to eat tofu; just make it taste like George Clooney. Read the rest of this entry »

Comedian Ricky Gervais and singing superstar Pink have joined forces to star in a new public service announcement for animal rights group PETA.

In the ad, the celebs portray animals who have been skinned for fur and leather goods.

The fur-haters have spoken and pop icon Madonna has topped PETA’s annual list of the “Worst-Dressed Celebrities” in Hollywood. Read the rest of this entry »

Battlestar Galactica star Jamie Bamber is going naked to save the Canadian Black Bears. Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood power couple Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are on course to become PETA’s “Worst -Dressed Stars of 2009.” Read the rest of this entry »

Animal rights activists with People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals are urging Oscar nominees to boycott Armani designs this awards season in protest of the company’s continued use of fur. Read the rest of this entry »

Carey Hart, the tatted-up ex-husband of singer Pink, is the newest celebrity poster child for PETA’s anti-fur campaign.

“Be comfortable in your own skin, and let animals keep theirs.”

Other body art aficionados who have fronted PETA’s “Ink, Not Mink” ad campaign include sports star Dennis Rodman and rocker Tommy Lee.