As it's Prince's birthday tomorrow, PETA US is honouring the singer's vegan legacy by offering 'Animal Kingdom' as a free download.
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He donated the song to the organisation, which is available now on PETA.org through to 7th June, the day he was born.
Mayte Garcia, Prince's spouse who worked with him throughout the '90s, will co-host a party at PETA US' Los Angeles office on Tuesday to celebrate the launch with Russell Simmons, Pamela Anderson, Moby, Tony Kanal and Belinda Carlisle, among others.
"Prince didn't want to celebrate birthdays but [rather] live life to elevate and educate to the next level of enlightenment", Garcia says in a statement to PETA US. "My mission every June 7 is not only to celebrate his birth but also, with PETA, to remember this man by making June 7 a day where Prince fans go vegan to see how much better they feel and to honor his kind legacy. PETA has a veg pledge on their site to make it really easy. It all begins this June 7, when we get together to share our love for Prince and to release the incredible song he donated to PETA - 'Animal Kingdom' - as a free download at PETA.org."
Prince said, 'Compassion is an action word with no boundaries', and that's our message with this campaign, which everyone can participate in."
The song expresses how passionate Prince was about vegan life and the chorus reveals how committed he was to animal rights:
No member of the animal kingdom nurses past maturity No member of the animal kingdom ever did a thing 2 me It's why I don't eat red meat or white fish Don't give me no blue cheese We're all members of the animal kingdom Leave your brothers and sisters in the sea
Prince relied on PETA US as a resource for information. In his Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic album liner notes, he openly told fans that he didn't wear wool because of the cruelty to sheep.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.
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