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Due to concern over the cruel confinement of pigs at Smithfield Farms (the suppliers of the pork for the McRib), the HSUS has served the farm with a legal demand for records documenting the pig's conditions.

They believe Smithfield has broken their promise to stop confining pregnant mama pigs in crates for nearly their entire lives.

The pigs are impregnated over and over again for the course of their lives to keep a steady flow of pork coming through the farm.

Smithfield farms said in 2007 they would stop using the crates in ten years. They took back that promise in 2009, citing economic reasons. But recently they have been constantly growing as a company.

A rep for the HSUS said:

"Smithfield has refused to answer basic questions about when it will finally get rid of gestation crates. If Smithfield is truly committed to ending its practice of locking pigs in cramped cages that prevent them from even turning around for months on end, it should produce the records that prove it."

As a shareholder in Smithfield, the HSUS has the legal right to inspect corporate records and review data directly.

Let's hope they get to the bottom of this so we can finally save the pigs.

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: demand, hsus, legal, mcdonalds, mcrib, pig, shareholder

Uh-oh!

London borough Stoke Newington's local government is reportedly none too pleased with Miz Britney Spears for filming the music video for her new single, Criminal, in the area, which included scenes of her character robbing a store and carrying a gun!

London is considerably stricter than the USA regarding gun control, and in light of the recent riots that devastated the city earlier in the year, local officials are demanding an apology!

According to Councillor Ian Rathbone:

Tags: apology, britney spears, council, criminal, demand, government, gun control, ian rathbone, music video, new single, production, riots, stoke newington

No surprises here, especially since Sprint will finally be selling them too!

According to a new survey taken of 2,200 consumers, 31% of people are very likely or somewhat likely to buy the iPhone 5!

To give you an idea of how impressive that is, only 25% of people said the same thing ahead of the iPhone 4 launch.

As far as existing iPhone users are concerned,

Tags: demand, iphone, iphone 4, iphone 5, launch, october, sprint, upgrade

Excellent! Much better than her last tour!

Rihanna's upcoming LOUD tour is reportedly so in demand that she's had to extend the UK portion and add an EIGHTH night at London's O2 Arena!

Expect the extra night to be included on December 21st, with tickets available on March 11th from the usual vendors!

Congratulations, gurl! Keep those fans happy!

Thoughts??

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: concert tour, congratulations, demand, exciting, loud, o2 arena, uk

Behold! The power of the Goddess Adele!

The singer's upcoming New York, Seattle and El Lay shows - part of her North American tour - have apparently sold out so quickly that she has been forced to move the performances to bigger venues or add additional dates, in order to accommodate more audience members!

According to the Seattle announcement:

Adele has moved to The Paramount due to overwhelming demand. A limited amount of additional tickets will go up for sale on Saturday, February 26th at 10:00AM at www.tickets.com and at The Paramount box office.

All tickets previously purchased for the Showbox show will be honored.

And more on her website:

U.S. Tour Update

A few updates to the U.S. run of the upcoming tour. Adele will be adding an additional show in New York City at United Palace Theater on May 21st. Seattle and Los Angeles venues have also changed. All Seattle Showbox and Los Angeles Wiltern tickets will be honored. See below for updated venues and ON SALE times.

May 21 New York, NY United Palace Theater ONSALE Saturday, Feb 26 at 12:00pm

June 1 Seattle, WA – MOVE to the Paramount Theatre ONSALE Saturday, Feb 26 at 10:00am

June 9 Los Angeles, CA – MOVE to the Palladium ONSALE Saturday, Feb 26 at 10:00am

Unbelievable!

Get ready, America! Gurlfriend is coming for us - and she is TAKING OVER!

We can't wait!

Thoughts??

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: amazing, audience, congratulations, demand, goddess, move, north american tour, sale, showbox, switch, the paramount, tickets, venue

Looks like Taylor Swift's Speak Now Tour is already a success…as if we had any doubt that it would be!

Within mere minutes of tickets going on sale, Swift sold out two shows at The Staples Center in Los Angeles AND her June 25 show at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.

T-Swizzle sold out SEVEN more shows following that!!!

Based on the overwhelming demand for Taylor tickets, venues have added additional shows, including two more shows at The Staples Center on Aug 27 and 28.

This has truly been the year of the Taylor…and it looks like 2011 isn't going to be any different!

Congratulations, T-Swizz! As we've said before, we are very proud of you!

Did U snag your Taylor tickets before they sold out?

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: demand, foxboro, gillette stadium, los angeles, massachusetts, shows, sold out, speak now, staples center, t swizzle, tickets, tour

On Tuesday, Tim Gunn Live! With Regis and Kelly on Tuesday to hawk his new book Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work, which includes that little tidbit on Anna Wintour once being carried down five flights of stairs.

Well apparently that didn't sit too well with Vogue's HBIC and she demanded an apology!

See how Tim reacted to Anna's request in the clip, above!

Tags: apology, demand, diva, gunns golden rules, live with regis and kelly, stairs, vogue