PETA Awards On-Line Interview

ET Online Host:
December 14, 1996

Thank you Linda Blair! Next we have actress Bonnie Hunt. Ask away!

Ruth: How did you get involved with PETA?
Bonnie Hunt: Through Kevin Nealon. We met at another animal rights organization, The Amanda Foundation.
Gonth: Are you vegetarian?
Bonnie Hunt: Yes.
Dave: Do you have any pets?
Bonnie Hunt: Yes, I have two rescues from the Amanda Foundation which rescues animals, not only from the street, but from the pounds.
Ter: I had hoped we had stopped animal testing is that still going on?
Bonnie Hunt: Yes, there is.
Nathin2do: What about having exotics as pets?
Bonnie Hunt: I think any animal is better left in it's natural habitat. But if an animal's been injured and can't live in the wild, then it's okay.
Kenny: Would you like to see animals not eaten at all?
Bonnie Hunt: I think if animals are allowed to live their life and are not abused or tortured before they die, I understand if people want to eat them. But something like veal is totally unacceptable.
Out there: Would you ever get involved with a protest?
Bonnie Hunt: I've never been involved in a protest. I think actions speak louder than words and I take care of animals.
Leint: Did it ever present a problem on the set when working on films?
Bonnie Hunt: I did the two Beethoven movies. It was never a problem at all. The Humane Society was always on the set and then there was me.
Buzz: Did you throw-up on David Letterman when you were on the show or was it part of an act?
Bonnie Hunt: I didn't "throw-up". It was a spit-take. That was the show's theme that night.
ET Online Host:
Thank you Bonnie have a great time at the party!
ET Online Host:
That's all for now folks! The celebrities are finishing up the night on "New York Street" here on the Paramount Pictures lot where there will be dining and dancing.
ET Online Host:
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