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People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has fired off a letter to Elizabeth Hurley urging her to spare the life of a piglet she is raising at her farm in England. Hurley is reportedly planning to launch a new range of pre-packaged meals and a cookbook for “healthy” and “low-fat” cuisine. But with her recipes set to include meat, PETA wants her to keep her organic range vegetarian. “Given the chance, the piglet you have affectionately described hand-rearing would grow into a curious and intelligent adult who is as smart, loyal and affectionate as your dog, Emily. Just as you would cringe at shipping Emily off to slaughter, you should also be reluctant to betray a pig who you have cared for and befriended,” the letter read.

FX said yesterday that Michael J. Fox will be returning to TV with a four-episode guest role on
“Rescue Me.” Fox will play a “very funny, very original character,” the cable channel said. The
character uses a wheelchair and is the new boyfriend of Tommy’s estranged wife Janet. Fox will
make his debut next spring.

Cledus T. Judd says a softball injury that dislocated his shoulder led him to the woman he married yesterday in Cartersville, Georgia. Judd, now on the air in Atlanta, was referred by his doctor to see a massage therapist, and ended up meeting his future wife, Amy Cameron. “I went in two days in a row,” Judd said. “The second time, I was like, ‘OK, I have to have the digits here.’ I asked her to dinner and we went out. I swear to you, there was never a doubt the first time I kissed her on the first date. I was in from there.” Judd proposed about four weeks ago by giving Cameron a ring and a book about long-lasting marriages. The newlyweds will spend their honeymoon in Florida.

“Farm Aid” will be held in New England for the first time. The show will be held September 20th at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts, according to John Mellencamp. Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson, Mellencamp and Neil Young will headline the concert, along with board member Dave Matthews. More performers will be announced later.

Jewel is still on the road with Brad Paisley, but she’s already making plans to tour again. She says in a posting on her Web site that she promises to do a “regular tour” soon, possibly between albums. The posting is in reaction to fans who’ve expressed disappointment that her last two tours were too short, because she’s opened for other people.

Brad Paisley thinks parenthood is the great equalizer, so he’s not concerned that his lifestyle will
alienate him from his fans. Brad says, “I don’t care how high and mighty you are: Change a diaper, man.” Brad and his wife don’t have a nanny to help with their one-year-old son. He says, “My wife and I and our mothers take turns in dealing with him.” Paisley adds that it really isn’t harder to go on the road now that he’s a dad. “You can be home more than you are away.” Brad is married to actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

Authorities in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, area are investigating reports of a roaming African lion. One man even managed to snap some pictures of it. But experts say the grainy photos could be of a big dog. Even tracks from the animal are inconclusive. Authorities say there are no reports of missing lions in the area. The search was called off Monday when neither a lion nor a dog was found. Deputies are asking people in the area to keep an eye out for anything big and suspicious.

An intruder who broke into a Colorado Springs electronics store won’t face any charges, even if
authorities can find the culprit. Colorado Springs police confirm it was a bear who broke a sliding
glass door at a Circuit City store yesterday morning, then went inside to a customer waiting area
where surveillance cameras recorded its every move. The scared bear then ran back out the same broken glass door and headed for a tree. Authorities say the young adult black bear got spooked after setting off an alarm at a nearby Fazoli’s restaurant.

An officer’s squad car in Hobart, Indiana, was nearly totaled in a crash less than 30 minutes into his first day on the police force. Officer Tim Pochron was inside his house early Monday when someone smashed into his new squad car parked outside. He was 29 minutes into the first day of his new job when a man drove his car into a tree and Pochron’s parked car, police said. The man tested positive for drugs, was arrested and taken to a hospital. The force of the collision bent the rear axle of the squad car. Pochron spent the rest of his first day filling out paperwork at the station.

A 3-year-old male koala was struck by a car and carried for seven miles with his head and arm
wedged through the vehicle’s front grill, but was not seriously injured. Staffers at the Australian
Wildlife Hospital in Queensland State dubbed him Ely “Lucky” Grills.

A Modesto man was hospitalized in serious condition after gang members broke into his home, stabbed him, then apologized and said they attacked the wrong person, police reported. The incident happened about 6:15 a-m. Four men kicked in the victim's door while he was sleeping. They kicked and punched the 32-year-old man and stabbed him in the upper right side of his back. Three other adults were upstairs when the attack started. They heard the commotion downstairs and went to see what was going on. At some point during the attack, the men realized they had the wrong house and told the victim they were sorry. The men left in an older gray car.

Tonight T-V Land debuts the reality series Family Foreman. Boxing great and grill pitchman George Foreman introduces us to his wife and 10 children, including five sons named George. We'll get to see some of the work he does as an ordained minister. Foreman tells us, "I run a George Foreman Youth and Community Center in Houston where I'm got to go and make sure everything is going okay with the summer camps. And I preach about three times a week in Houston -- Wednesday, Saturday and twice on Sunday, the Church of Lord Jesus Christ. It's a non-denominational church where I'm the speaker, and I'm the best floor mopper around."

Eric Church is offering tech-savvy fans another way to get news updates and concert info -- via their cell phones. According to his website, by texting "EricChurch" to 6-6-9-3-7, you can join the Mobile Church, where there will also be contests and give-aways.

Keith Urban, who has started selling eco-friendly merchandise at his concerts, is carrying his eco-consciousness to his home. He and his wife Nicole Kidman have picked out the most "green" crib possible for their precious Sunday Rose. The website GreenDaily-dot-com says baby Sunday's crib is from the Q Collection Junior line ,which manufactures organic, chemical-free and sustainable products. (The Crib cost $1,200 but don't forget the beding at $400)

Kenny Chesney stopped by C-B-S's The Early Show in New York yesterday to chat with weather anchor and features reporter Dave Price and to hand out copies of his latest album to the fans who lined up in the Plaza to see him. Kenny, who has been drawing sell-out crowds to his Poets and Pirates Tour, told Dave that fans come to his show as an escape from their troubles. "I've had people tell me all year they look at our show as an event, as something to forget about gas prices, something to forget about what's going on in that area of their life. That's a huge compliment to me." Kenny, who attended Major League Baseball's All-Star Game last night, heads to Washington D-C to sing the national anthem at the 2008 Tee Ball on the South Lawn All Star Game at the White House.

The stage version the movie 9 to 5 will come to life on Broadway early next year. The show features music and lyrics of Dolly Parton, who wrote the music for and starred in the movie. The play, which will star Allison Janney, features Dolly's original score plus 20 new songs. For Dolly, writing songs for the play was challenging. She says, "It's different, it's kind of fun though because I have to act out all of the stuff and I have to be everybody -- the men and the women." The show is schedule to open on the Great White Way next April.

Travelers this summer are failing to plan for the "what if." According to a survey by Western Union/Synovate, 70-percent of respondents say they have given little or no thought to what they would do if their wallet and its contents were stolen while on vacation, yet 50-percent say that if their wallet was stolen, it would be the single thing most likely to ruin their travel experience. According to the poll, 15-percent of respondents say they would borrow money from others traveling with them if their wallet was stolen, while 21-percent said they would ask a friend or relative to wire money through a bank. Ten-percent said they would have no idea what they would do in case of loss or theft.

A Chinese farmer's attempt to get some deer antlers ended up with a marathon nap. According to Ananova.com, the 45-year-old man was using a syringe filled with anesthesia to sedate the animals. However, he accidentally poked himself with the needle, allowing a trace amount of the liquid to enter his system. Within seconds he was unconscious. The man was rushed to the hospital, where doctors received help from vets at the local zoo in treating him. He woke up eleven hours later. Doctors say the anesthesia was powerful enough to knock an elephant out in less than a minute.

A Florida woman is behind bars for expressing her anger at a judge who wouldn't let her out of jury duty. The "Ocala Star-Banner" reports 23-year-old Sarah Muller made two attempts Monday to be removed from the jury pool. She first told the judge that she was in poor health and needed to see the doctor. When that didn't work, she later tried telling the court that she was a "racist." The judge denied her request again, and Muller then shouted an expletive at the judge. She was taken into custody on a charge of direct criminal contempt of the court. The judge later sentenced Muller to three days behind bars and a 50-dollar fine. She also owes 183-dollars for use of the Public Defender. Muller told the newspaper during a jailhouse interview, quote, "Sometimes I get upset and I say things. I didn't know I would go to jail for freedom of speech."

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