If you love animals, why eat them?

stop by our booth in the Take Action! area at Warped Tour for lots of free veg info, recipes, and stickers -- and check us out online too.

I was always a dog lover. But it wasn't until I got into punk rock that I was exposed to the idea of animal rights. I remember buying the Gorilla Biscuits album and listening to a song called "Cats and Dogs." That song opened my eyes to how weird it is that we call certain animals "pets" and treat them like members of the family, and yet other animals we label "food," and suck the meat off their bones. There was one line in that song that always stayed with me.

My true compassion is for all living things / and not just the ones that are cute / so I do what I can.

And I guess at the end of the day, that's what it's all about: doing what you can. Even if you don't become a vegetarian, the realization that that juicy steak on your plate was once a…