Paul Mccartney to appear at LA peta gala

Paul McCartney and wife Heather will be attending PETA's 25th Anniversary Gala & Humanitarian Awards show on September 10th in Los Angeles at the Paramount Pictures Studios. This year's event will be hosted by Pamela Anderson - the recipient of the first Linda McCartney Memorial award for her animal-rights activism. McCartney, along with his first wife, the late Linda McCartney, have been avid animal rights activists since the mid-'70s. People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 850,000 members.

McCartney, who'll be releasing his new CD Chaos And Creation In The Backyard on September 13th, was interviewed on the PETA.org website and talked about the advantages of vegetarianism explaining that: "Heather and I are raising a baby, and obviously we aren't going to give her bad food; we just make sure she gets the best food, and it is vegetarian. And we know what's what because we look into it instead of just accepting McDonald's and what it throws on your plate." McCartney added that, "I think the thing is just to ask about (vegetarianism). You look at a film like Super Size Me, and those things come in very strongly on our side."

Among the award recipients and celebrities appearing at the PETA gala include actors Bea Arthur, Alec Baldwin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kathy Najimy, and Eric Roberts, along with former NBA star Dennis Rodman, Indian music-virtuoso Ravi Shankar, Sharon Osbourne, and the Rev. Al Sharpton.

An after-party featuring live entertainment will be held on the "New York Street" housed within the studio's backlot. No acts have been announced yet.

Back in 1999 McCartney performed at the PETA gala, premiering songs from his yet-to-be-released Run Devil Run album.

McCartney kicks off his upcoming US tour on September 16th in Miami at the American Airlines Arena.