TORONTO -- Singer Moby has been a fairly vocal about his animal rights advocacy and veganism, and now he has the tats to back it up.
The electro-style rocker celebrated his 32nd year of being vegan by getting 12 tattooed letters on both his arms which spell out 鈥淎NIMAL RIGHTS,鈥� he said in an .
鈥淚鈥檓 a vegan animal rights activist for many reasons, but ultimately because I believe at the core of my being that every animal has the right to live their own life, according to their own will,鈥� he added.
He also thanked fellow vegan tattoo artist Kat Von D for the fresh ink.
Moby, who is also a record producer, DJ and author, has cited health and climate change as reasons he鈥檚 gone vegan. He has a long history of supporting vegan and animal rights causes. He even released an album called 鈥溾�� in 1996.
He launched the Los Angeles and regularly shares recipes, photos and videos of his vegan meals.
Moby also runs the Circle V music festival, which raises money for animal protection charity, Mercy for Animals.
This isn鈥檛 even the first vegan-related tattoo he鈥檚 gotten recently. In September, a 鈥淰EGAN FOR LIFE鈥� on the right side of his neck.
At the time, he wrote that because of his veganism 鈥済etting this tattoo seemed like a pretty safe bet.鈥�
Moby added that 鈥渨orking for animal rights and animal liberation is my life鈥檚 work.鈥�
