If there’s one way to show the world that bullfighting is cruel, we think it might be to strip off, cover yourself in fake blood, stick a ‘banderillo’ in your back and lay across the streets of Pamplona. That’s why on Saturday over 60 activists from all over the world – seriously, Austria, Germany, Portugal, France, even Florida! – got (mostly) naked and protested against the San Fermin festival, which is currently underway.

It all kicked off this morning with the Running of the Bulls, where bulls are chased through the slippery and winding streets, being hit by runners as they race past. While human injuries are often reported (nine people this year already), it’s the bulls who face a deadly fate, leading onto the bloody bullfights and a gory slaughter.

Check out RunningOfTheNudes.com to see photos of past naked events to end bullfighting and Running of the Bulls.

From one queen to another, Julian Clary is calling on Her Majesty to stop picking on bears. That’s right, the camp comic himself posed for this great new ad – naked expect a bit of royal attire and a… erm, teddy bear covering his crown jewels. We caught up with him during the shoot to find out more about why he’s sticking up for bears.

PETA: So what made you decide to bare all for PETA?
Julian: I’d hoped the mere threat of me taking my clothes off would cause the Queen to switch to synthetic fur, but it seems not. Now I must follow through, as it were. If it wasn’t so tragic for the bears it would be just plain silly. There is no earthly reason to keep killing bears. Tradition is all very well, but not when it is needless and cruel. Even the royals can evolve, surely?

PETA: This isn’t the first time you have supported PETA’s bearskins campaign, is it?
Julian: I wrote to her majesty some time ago, queen to Queen, as it were, suggesting it might be time for her guards to start wearing fun fur hats. No one would be able to tell the difference, and so many bears’ lives would be saved. She didn’t respond. Now I am exposing my remarkably well preserved body to make her see sense. I am her loyal subject, but I am also very fond of bears. Let’s not fall out over this.

PETA: Many people still don’t realise that the ceremonial caps are real, or that it takes one bear to make every single cap.
Julian: If the queen’s guards wore fake fur hats instead, it would be a changing of the guards well worth applauding.

PETA: If the Queen happens to read this, what would be your message to her?
Julian: I would respectfully ask her how she justifies killing beautiful bears for ceremonial hats when there is an indistinguishable alternative.

If you haven’t already checked out Julian’s book, Murder Most Fab, it’s now out on paperback. You’re in for a treat…

She may not be a household name here in the UK, but boy, is Alaska loved in Spain?! That’s why we’re soooo grateful the gorgeous and courageous singer of electro-pop band Fangoria decided to pose in an anti-bullfighting advert for PETA. The stunning ad was unveiled yesterday amidst the Festival of San Isidro in Madrid – one of Spain’s biggest and bloodiest bullfighting events which takes place over four weeks. Unless you’re fluent in Spanish, you probably won’t be able to read the feature on EncierroHumano.com or the coverage from the unveiling, but so you don’t miss out, here’s what Alaska says about bullfighting:

“My mother’s first husband was a bullfighter. So it was very normal when I was a little girl for my parents to take me to corridas. Sometimes you do grow up and you say ‘what’s going on? I don’t think this is right at all so I’ve got to do something’ and my way of doing things is being outspoken and opening my mind and speaking my mind to whoever wants to listen to me… We don’t deserve to harm anyone, not a boy, not a dog and not a bull.”

Too right, and with 82 percent of Spanish citizens between 15 and 24 years old not even remotely interested in bullfighting, it’s a disgrace it continues to make a buck.

‘Charred’, naked and erm, human – that’s the only kind of meat I want to see on a barbeque. This brave PETA supporter bared all and jumped on a giant BBQ to give new meaning to National Barbeque Week (26 May – 2 June). Humans and animals have the same parts – flesh, bone, blood – and after all, a corpse is a corpse. The protest took place in Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and will also happen in Coventry tomorrow. Mmm PETA-licious… Now back to my original question – ketchup?

Now that I’ve caught your attention, I want to talk about vegetarianism. We’re on Day 3 of World Vegetarian Week, and it’s important… oh sod it. Just enjoy the video. But promise me you’ll pay special attention to what Alicia Silverstone is saying, not just what she’s doing. Thanks for playing.

Oh and before I finish up this entry, two final points:

Check out this great post on the Guardian food blog Word of Mouth.

Fraser Lewry (remember the meat-addict giving up animals for the week?) has been ‘clean’ for three days now, give him your support here!

Ok, so they weren’t completely naked, but the guy (former “Sexiest Vegetarian” finalist from Sweden, Ludvig Lindstrom) was wearing nowt but boxer shorts and the girl (Joanne Sim) a saucy red number. This morning, the brave couple got down and dirty in a passionate embrace on a bed right outside of Smithfield Meat Market, Islington.

Why were they snogging for all and sundry to see? To let the butchers, and shoppers of course, know that vegetarians make better lovers – literally. On average, vegetarians are more fit and trim, and have more energy and stamina than people who eat fat-laden meat, dairy products and eggs. And veggies don’t have to rely on Viagra to be up for the task - the cholesterol in meat and other animal products causes hardening of the arteries, slowing the flow of blood to all the body’s vital organs. And I’m not just talking about the heart here. Ahem.

Speaking of heart, there’s nothing sexy about someone who turns a blind eye to the daily suffering of the billions of animals raised and killed for food.

What would you say to having Holly Madison naked on your iPhone? I’m hazarding a guess here, but I think all male readers will give a resounding YES PLEASE! Ladies, I’d say this is worth your while too actually, the video’s pretty cool and it’s based around her anti-fur ads she did a short while back. And what’s even more exciting is that the proceeds go to PETA, which will help in the fight against the cruel fur trade while jazzing up your iPhone at the same time. Download it here.

Wearing not much more than painted flags on their bums and faux-bearskin hats, these star activists decided to bare all in Brussels and The Hague for bears. We think seeing a bunch of naked people in the street is a trillion times more acceptable than what hunters do to black bears – shoot them, skin them, then sell the fur to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Queen’s Guards’ Caps. Actually, that’s not even the half of it. These lovely looking ladies and gents below, however, are doing something about it, by stripping off and drawing attention to the plight of the bears.

Oh and before you ask, the guy on the right isn’t wearing a hat that says ‘bent’ or ‘bent’ (though his choice of clothing might well prompt him to want to do that) – it says ‘bont’ or ‘bont’, which means ‘fur’ in Dutch. That’s no fun… ruin my fun. Hmpf…

I’ve been dying to get hold of the photos of this since I heard that the event was going to take place, and here they are - they really don’t disappoint! In a bid to prove just how effective vegetarianism is over other environmental factors - like car pollution - the Lettuce Ladies of America took to the petrol stations of Virginia (sorry, I should say ‘gas stations’) and gave out free ‘gas’, vegan sandwiches and Vegetarian Starter Kits. I should mention they were also rather scantily clad, wearing nothing but the famous lettuce Lady outfit that our Pam Anderson wore in a past ad. Lettuce Lady Colleen Higgins says, “In a time of rising gas prices and rising concern for the environment, we’re going the extra mile to help Americans fill up on vegan fuel for their tummies and gas for their tanks.”

One of the things PETA often gets complimented on is our ability to create eye-catching demonstrations and public displays to draw attention to the plight of animals around the world. Yeah sure, they sometimes involve a certain amount of nakedness but there’s nothing wrong with that huh, guys? So when I got sent these photos from PETA US I couldn’t resist sharing them with you. Don’t they look great? Like I said yesterday, going vegetarian is the best thing you can do for the environment, including the world’s water supply. The message was so successful even random naked cowboys started getting in on the action.