(Peta) Their sound may defy definitionits been called everything from indie synth to power pop to rock-dance-rollbut theres no mistaking the direction of Hellogoodbye, and thats straight skyward. Despite being booked solid on tours through the end of April, lead singer Forrest Kline took time out of his busy schedule to shoot a pro-vegan public service announcement for peta2PETAs Youth Division. The PSA shows Forrest kissing a giant pig (someone in a bright pink pig costume) next to the tagline Love Animals, Dont Eat Them. Go Vegan. Forrest also had some choice things to say about why he went vegetarian during an exclusive interview.
Theres virtually no reason to eat animals, and I can think of dozens of reasons to go veggie. Youll feel better about yourself physically and morally, says Forrest, who recommends the great vegan food at his three favorite restaurants in Orange County: Native Foods, Taco Loco, and Ians Health Bar. Where we are now, there are so many options with what you can eat. You dont have to take a life to survive. Its not like were cavemen![see full story for more]
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Posted by Red Ryderz:
[The PSA shows Forrest kissing a giant pig]
Perhaps he ought to think about going and kissing the puppy and kitty corpses PETA dumps in trash bins, after stuffing the live animals in tiny crates in the backs of their filthy vans, jamming them full of death drugs, and finally dumping them into the trash leaving their bodies to be compacted and crushed by garbage trucks.
See www.petakillsanimals.com for more information.
