Vegetarian Star

Moby has been a vegan for about half his life, but at a Wanderlust Festival Speakeasy Lecture series, the musician filled in the blanks about what his diet was like before he found the starving kitten in the dumpster that made him rethink his dedication to animals.

“Up until the time I was about 19 years old, I had nothing but disdain for vegetarians and vegans. There was a woman in my high school class and she refused to play softball because the mitt was made out of leather. And I just thought that was the stupidest thing I’d ever heard.”

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Moby has donated a few pieces of original artwork for an auction that benefits the Humane Society of the United States.

The art, which can be viewed at Townsend Records, is part of a series of 16 drawings the vegan musician completed around the time of his “Wait for Me,” album release and were originally on display at the Neu Museum in London in July 2009.

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A video on Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary features a talk with Moby, who recently performed an acoustic, benefit show on the grounds.

Moby says his favorite animals at the sanctuary are goats.

“They generally tend to have the most personality,” Moby said.

Growing up, some of Moby’s earliest memories were of him, pet rats, cats and dogs–all hanging around the bathtub. The turkey sitting next to him seems very interested in this story, but probably got a little offended that he wasn’t named a favorite.

For more information on the sanctuary, visit WoodstockSanctuary.org.

Thanks to @dakotalane for the tip!

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The Humane Society of the United States recently hosted a benefit gala featuring Moby as the emcee. Several stars had dog stories to tell that evening, including American Ballet Theater principal Marcelo Gomes, who once pulled a dog’s tail so hard, it fractured. Gomes was only a child and didn’t know any better and thankfully the dog’s parts healed quickly. Gomes was also probably thankful his hand was able to be reattached after the irate dog bit it off and buried it in the backyard.

Moby has the best dog story of all that evening, as he told of how his dachshund became a surrogate mother to an abandoned kitten.

“When I was about ten years old, I was walking by my town dump in Darien, Connecticut… And I heard a little mew. And I looked in a box and in this box were five dead kittens who were about ten days old, and one barely-alive kitten,” Moby said.

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Moby Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary

Is summer officially over? Yeah, but when you’ve got a vegan rocker as hot as Moby, it can last as long as you want.

The musician will be playing a benefit concert for Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary on Saturday, September 25th, 2010. Doors open at 4:45 PM and the show starts at 5:30 PM.

Moby comes as part of the sanctuary’s acoustic concert series and will be supported by opening act Kelli Scarr.

Oh, yeah. And you will need food. How does grilled Field Roast veggie sausages, drinks and other goodies sound?

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit WoodstockSanctuary.org.

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Moby‘s interview with BlogCritics mentions his work with the Humane Society of the United States. The musician cites the organization as his favorite because of their work to protect animals at the legislative level.

“What I like about the Humane Society is how big and effective they are, especially on a legislative level. I mean, there are a lot of great animal rights organizations who save dogs and save cats, but the Humane Society is actually really good at working with Congress and getting legislation actually passed.”

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The best cooks do it without measuring, right? Either that or the end product is a horrible mess.

Given the fact Moby has been a vegan for over two decades, it’s safe to say when he whips up his homemade almond milk without following instructions, it’s a success.

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Moby made an appearance at the Wanderlust Festival, a yoga retreat and rock concert held at Lake Tahoe’s Squaw Valley. The rocker discussed his life changing cat Tucker, how consumers should vote with their forks and dollars to end this subsidizing of burger mess and how he wouldn’t even buy free-range eggs if he personally met all the chickens.

Attendees at the event were treated to tea and Evol Burritos, a company that, while not completely vegetarian, offers several vegetarian options and a green story behind its business.

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