In 2014 Moby wrote a heartfelt op-ed in Rolling Stone where he discussed why in
1987 he decided to go vegan.
1987 he decided to go vegan.
In the editorial, the musician and restaurateur talks about
his childhood and how growing up with dozens of companion animals led him to
understand that all animals are capable of feeling pain and deserve compassion. He reminisces about the day, as he sat on a couch with his rescued cat Tucker, that it all clicked:
his childhood and how growing up with dozens of companion animals led him to
understand that all animals are capable of feeling pain and deserve compassion. He reminisces about the day, as he sat on a couch with his rescued cat Tucker, that it all clicked:
I love this cat. I would do
anything to protect him and make him happy and keep him from harm. He has
four legs and two eyes and an amazing brain and an incredibly rich emotional
life. I would never in a trillion years think of hurting this cat. So
why am I eating other animals who have four (or two) legs, two eyes, amazing brains,
and rich emotional lives?
Moby also discusses how his activism has changed over the
years. He says that at times he would get frustrated and be “that vegan who
yells at his meat-eating friends. Thinking about it now, he realizes that’s not
an effective way to change people’s minds; he prefers to have civil and
intellectual conversations.
years. He says that at times he would get frustrated and be “that vegan who
yells at his meat-eating friends. Thinking about it now, he realizes that’s not
an effective way to change people’s minds; he prefers to have civil and
intellectual conversations.
The piece ends with a question to readers: Could you look a
baby cow in the eyes and say, “My appetite is more important than your
suffering”?
baby cow in the eyes and say, “My appetite is more important than your
suffering”?
Moby is the real deal. The musician is a proud supporter of
Mercy For Animals, and in 2014 we presented him with MFA’s prestigious
Compassionate Leadership Award.
Mercy For Animals, and in 2014 we presented him with MFA’s prestigious
Compassionate Leadership Award.
In 2016 Moby
opened Little Pine, a vegan restaurant in the Silver Lake neighborhood of
Los Angeles. He announced that all the profits would be donated to animal
rights charities, including MFA.
opened Little Pine, a vegan restaurant in the Silver Lake neighborhood of
Los Angeles. He announced that all the profits would be donated to animal
rights charities, including MFA.
As if that isn’t enough proof that Moby is a die-hard animal
rights activist, in 2016 he teamed up with bassist and vegan activist Tony
Kanal and MFA to produce Circle V, the
world’s first and only all-vegan music festival.
rights activist, in 2016 he teamed up with bassist and vegan activist Tony
Kanal and MFA to produce Circle V, the
world’s first and only all-vegan music festival.
Circle V was such a hit that it’s returning this year on November 18 at the Regent
Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The event features performances by Raury, Reggie Watts, DREAMCAR, Waka Flocka Flame, and Moby.
Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The event features performances by Raury, Reggie Watts, DREAMCAR, Waka Flocka Flame, and Moby.
Moby has dedicated his life to creating a kinder world for
farmed animals. By going vegan, you too can spare countless animals a lifetime
of misery at factory farms. Pigs, cows, chickens, and other farmed animals
suffer horribly. These innocent animals face unimaginable cruelties, from
painful mutilations and restrictive confinement to violent handling and gruesome
deaths.
farmed animals. By going vegan, you too can spare countless animals a lifetime
of misery at factory farms. Pigs, cows, chickens, and other farmed animals
suffer horribly. These innocent animals face unimaginable cruelties, from
painful mutilations and restrictive confinement to violent handling and gruesome
deaths.
Join Moby and the millions of others who are helping protect
farmed animals and the planet by switching to a vegan diet. Click here to get started!
farmed animals and the planet by switching to a vegan diet. Click here to get started!
Click here to purchase tickets for
Circle V.
Circle V.
