Animal Abuse Makes P!nk See Red

In case you didn’t know: P!nk rules! When she’s not busy setting the music industry on fire with her latest hit, she’s out there trying to make the world a better place for her animal friends.

From posing for an anti-fur ad for PETA that helped promote the “no fur” policy at New York’s Centro-Fly to writing Siegfried and Roy and asking them to retire an elderly elephant named Gildah who lived at a Las Vegas casino, P!nk’s always there when animals need her.

Most recently she fired off a letter to the mayor of Chicago asking him to support an elephant-protection ordinance that could help get elephants out from under the big top for good! The ordinance would ban the use of painful bullhooks and electric prods, which animal trainers use to control elephants. They don't do all of those stupid tricks because they're fun, gang—they do them because they're forced to.

She never misses a chance to speak out for animals, even if that means not performing at a swanky event … like oh, say, the birthday party of the future king of England. It’s true! Prince William asked P!nk to perform at his 21st birthday party, but she refused when she found out that he hunts. See? She does rule!

P!nk took time out of her busy schedule to chat with us, so check out her exclusive interview:

When did you first become concerned about animals and about killing animals for fur?
I've always felt that animals are the purest spirits in the world. They don't fake or hide their feelings, and they are the most loyal creatures on Earth. And somehow we humans think we’re smarter—what a joke. Every time I had to do a report or a debate in school, I would research the topic of animal rights. I was horrified to find the cruelty and pain that they were forced to endure at our hands. How we used them in our race for “evolution” (i.e., better products, more expensive hair dyes, better-tasting toothpaste, prettier jackets). I wish every person was forced to know and learn and experience the horrors that these animals go through at the cost of our trends.

Did you wear fur at one time or have you always been fur-free?
I would like to say I’ve always been fur-free so I could be proud of myself. Unfortunately, I went through a selfish phase and wore fur on a couple of occasions. But since then, I’ve wised up and now boycott fur completely.

Do you have any animal companions? Can you tell us any stories about them?
I currently have two dogs and two rats. I love them very much. I aspire to have a lot of land one day where I will rescue and board many animals.