[TAKING A STAND PART BLOG 1]
Guess who I found out was a vegetarian? Bob Barker. I suppose that could be one of the reason for his long life. For those of you who haven't watched The Price Is Right before Drew Carey took over, Bob Barker was the host of that show from 1972-2007.
I wanted to look into Bob Barker's vegetarian profile a little more, so I did some research. Barker became a vegetarian over 30 years ago, back in 1979, because he learned about animal rights from his wife. Shortly after, he began promoting animal rights himself.
Unfortunately, his wife passed away in 1981, leading Barker to becoming an animal rights activist. The stand he took that stood out in my eyes occured in 1987, requesting the removal of animal fur prize in Miss USA/Universe beauty pageants. The people in charge of the pageant refused his request, so Bob Barker refused to host the pageant. This may not sound like a big deal if this was one of Barker's first Miss USA pageants to host, but he the pageants from 1967 until that year, because the animals experience high degrees of torture , which was highly against his morals.
Barker refused to stop there. He started taking small stands on The Price is Right by ending every show with, "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered." He also took a stand against animals used in the entertainment industry, especially circuses.
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