Once again, Morrissey has imposed his strong vegan stance on his concert-goers and forced Madison Square Garden to go completely vegan for his show on June 27th. The news came through a letter he wrote to Al Gore and Live Earth co-founder Kevin Wall, pleading for Live Earth to become a meat- and dairy-free event.

Why I Hate Morrissey (Opinion Piece)

Dear Mr. Gore and Mr. Wall,

I am writing to ask you to do the one thing that will do the most good for the planet and the majority of its inhabitants: not serve meat or dairy products at Live Earth 2015. I don’t mean offering a vegan option-I mean not serving animal products at all. Otherwise, the event will make no sense-it’ll be “greenwashing.” Serving meat and dairy products at an event to combat climate change is like selling pistols at a gun-control rally. Your responsibility is to alert people to a crisis, not sell out to the vendors responsible for it.

Not only is it possible for venues to provide a 100 percent meat-free menu-as is done now at every concert venue in which I perform, including Madison Square Garden, where I have a show at the end of June-it’s also a moral duty.

We already know that raising animals for food is a leading cause of climate change and that moving toward a vegan diet is necessary to combat climate change’s worst effects. Animal agriculture severely affects the world’s freshwater supply and is a major contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and air and water pollution, among many other harmful effects.

Since you can’t miss the fact that meat consumption is killing the planet-your own sponsor organization, the United Nations, states this-and since venues can and will cater vegan food for events, if you choose to serve animal flesh at Live Earth, you’ll be making a mockery of the very concept of the event, in which case it should be renamed “Dead Earth: We Contributed!”

Don’t be a denier of the causes of climate change. You know the facts. Make the right choice.

Sincerely, Morrissey

Morrissey is known for heavily promoting his vegan views. At Coachella 2009, he stopped mid-set when he smelled food being barbecued. “I can smell burning flesh and I hope to God –I can smell burning flesh and I hope to God it’s human,” he told the crowd. In 2012, the festival reportedly offered to go completely vegan if The Smiths with Johnny Marr reunited, but he refused. During his live shows, he performs The Smith’s ‘Meat Is Murder’ while a video of animals being slaughtered plays on behind you. Read more about his aggressively preachy ways here.