Carrie Underwood: A Vegetarian Success Story
Posted March 19, 2007 by Rachelle Owen

Carrie With some of her many Billboard Music Awards courtesy of StarMaxInc. |
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It’s no secret the American Idol, turned Grammy Award, Billboard Award, and Country Music Award winner Carrie Underwood is talented. I’m not a country music fan, but there is no denying that she’s got It…the press think so too because she’s covered in pretty much every gossip rag and teen mag on the stands. So I wasn’t shocked when I logged on to AIM and discovered that question #3 of their Carrie Underwood quiz was about her 2005 World’s Sexiest Vegetarian win. I was pleasantly surprised but not shocked—it takes a lot to shock me any more, even the recent rash of pantyless celebs didn’t shock me, sad right?— because Carrie talks about rescuing animals, being veg, and how much she cares about animals pretty much all of the time. “Ever since I was little I loved animals,” the country crooner says. “They depend on people to take care of them. If you told me I could never sing again, I’d say that was horrible, but it’s not my life. If you told me I could never be around animals again, I would just die.”Awwww, what a sweetheart! Here she is in her “V is for Vegetarian” tee shirt. I’ve even spotted her in her “Jesus Loves Me Too!” peta2 tee shirt on Inside Entertainment Access Hollywood Tonight— it was on one of them. I can’t remember which now but I remember being super excited when I saw it. And trust me; I’ve got a memory like an elephant…maybe that’s why I love them so much.
XOX
Patricia
Tags: Animals Used for Food ,Celebs
821 days ago
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HI CARRIE! IT’S ME AGAIN AND THIS TIME I HAVE BEEN ALMOST VEGAN FOR A MONTH. I LEARNED ABOUT THE CRUELTY OF DAIRY AND EGGS, BUT I THOUGHT FREE-RUNNING HEN EGGS WERE CRUELLESS. I ATE THOSE FOR A FEW WEEKS, THAN I MADE A RESEARCH THAT THEY MAY NOT BE CRUELLESS AS I THOUGHT. ANYWAY, I AM SO USED TO BEWARE REGULAR EGGS THAT I DON’T REALLY DARE EAT ANY EGG AGAIN. EGGS TASTE SO WEIRDLY FOR ME SINCE I AM NOT USED TO THEM ANYMORE! YOU ARE STILL THE BEST ANIMAL LOVER IN THE WORLD AND I REALLY STILL ADORE YOU!
HOPE TO BE AT ONE OF YOUR CONCERTS ONE DAY!
DANIEL LE
975 days ago
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Carrie, good job, I’m a huge fan of yours and I like u even more now. Congrats!
1146 days ago
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I USED TO EAT A LOT OF MEAT AND THAT MADE ME UNHAPPY. I AM STILL HAPPY I WENT TO SEE BRYAN ADAMS THE FIRST DAY I WAS OFFICIALLY VEGETARIAN(AUGUST 10 TH 2009) AND I LEARNED THAT CARRIE IS A FEW MONTHS LATER THAT CARRIE IS AND THAT’S HOW SHE BECAME MY IDOL! CARRIE, YOU ARE THE BEST!
DANIEL LE
1202 days ago
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I am vegetarian too! I love that she is really kind of humble about it and how much she loves animals. I love that she says if she had to get rid of singing it would be awful but it isn’t her life.But if she had to stop being around animals she would die!
1384 days ago
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i love carrie underwood!! im a vegetarian it was hard for me to become one but i alway think of how im savin them wen i want to give up.but since carrie is a veg she motivates me to stay one!thx gurl! everyone stop eatin meat plz think of how it kills animals !!yo plz ppl
1524 days ago
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I Love Carrie Underwood and I really want to be a vegetarian. I’ve tried to for manyyears but I feel like I can’t give up meat because my mom says that meat keeps you healthy but just to keep me “healthy” is killing millions of animals. Please help!!! I Love animals!
1677 days ago
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Shes great, i love everything about her.
1699 days ago
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I’m Vegan.. I just found out NOW that Carrie Underwood is! She’s my Fave!
1718 days ago
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i am a veg. to i never knew that Carrie was. She is my favorite singer of all time that is so cool.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1784 days ago
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im not vegetarian but i love animals because God made them
1798 days ago
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I’m encouraged to learn that she talks about caring for animals and can be spotted wearing her “Jesus Loves Me Too!” peta2 tee shirt.
That’s great!
Relating to that shirt, compassion for animals was also a prominent theme in John Paul II’s papacy. Pope John Paul proclaimed that “the animals possess a soul and men must love and feel solidarity with our smaller brethren.â€
He went on to say that all animals are “fruit of the creative action of the Holy Spirit and merit respect†and so on. For more info about what he believes & preaches, here are a couple sites.
http://www.goveg.com/f-popebenedictxvi.asp
http://www.jesusveg.com/popecats.html
1798 days ago
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great to hear that carie is a veggie gal. Im a veggie guy for 30 years. I think she is just a great singer and I love to listen to her
1835 days ago
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well im trying to become a veggie person but its hard cause i’ve grown up on a farm all my life and was raised to eat meat but its juss that its hard to change from something ur used to but carrie underwood has inspired me to change so im so thankful that the good lord put her out there for me to look up to shes my role model and always will be shes such a wondrerful person thank you so much carrie
1903 days ago
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im a vegatarian its very hard my family is big on home cooked meals i just cant eat somethings body and flesh. but anyways, i think its wonderful that carrie is a vegatarian i mean she really has her head on her shoulders unlike most celebs today.
have a great day(:
-alex(:
1932 days ago
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i love carrie underwood! im a veg too!!! meat is nasty!
2060 days ago
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i became a vegitarian lastyear and every one thinks that is weird so i think it is really cool that carrie is
2191 days ago
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Thankyou Carrie for being vegetarian & so kind to animals. You rock and you totally deserve all your music awards and your amazing. Thankyouuu! Vegetarians rock!
2210 days ago
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I figure someone in the industry has to make an influence on there fans. I find it wonderful that she is spreading the word about “PETAâ€? and vegetarianism. I have respect for her although I am not a country fan, but that doesn’t matter because she is a wonderful vegetarian! The thing is she has an influence on her fans and if she is doing it then they will too. Thank god, there is some good influence in this industry instead of the panty clad, fur wearing super stars of today.
–spread the word girl!
2213 days ago
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Oh my gosh, she is one of my favorite singers. I didn’t even know she was a vegetarian! Wait, in one of her songs it says “I carved my name into his leather seats.” I don’t see how she could stand to sing that. Darn writers.
2255 days ago
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ooOOoo personally, im not so fond of country, but my mom is OBSESSED, maybe she’ll be okay with my vegetarian-ness now?
2255 days ago
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i H-A-T-E meat and i love that you guys are going out and tryign to reach out to ever on
2255 days ago
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i just started to be a vegiterian today its really cool i love it and i like that alot of people r doing it and i like that carrie underwood is one of many veggies like me