NFL pro Tony Gonzalez and wife reveal why they posed nude for PETA (VIDEO)

PETA campaign ad

Atlanta Falcons tight-end Tony Gonzalez posed naked with his wife, October, in the latest ads from PETA.

Lending his body for good, Gonzalez and his wife bare their naked bodies for the world to see, bringing awareness and attention to the efforts of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals".

"We should be protecting animals, not sacrificing their lives for the sake of fashion or luxury," says the pro baller to the press.

Adding, "October and I have changed many of our habits in light of the inhumane treatment of animals that occurs not only in the fur industry but also on factory farms."

Gonzalez, a 10-time pro bowler, even experimented with veganism after reading The China Study by Cornell professor and nutrition research T. Colin Campbell. After a short bout with the diet, Tony and his nutritionist Mitzi Dulan felt it best he have meat on occasion because of his rigorous, athletic demands, though he avoids red meat.

"I changed my diet a couple of years ago to a plant-based diet," says Tony in a behind-the-scenes interview with PETA. "And when you do that and you're reading why that's beneficial you also come into the treatment of animals. What goes on with the industry treatment of animals is ridiculous," he says.

Wife October adds, "It creates disease and E.Coli in their systems," she says. "These animals are miserable from the second they're born to the second they die."

Joining other celebs like Dancing with the Stars' Karina Smirnoff and Amanda Beard,Tony and October both agreed their naked pictures for PETA was their "voice". 

"We have a voice," Tony says in the interview. "And that's why we're doing something like this." To read more about the effects Tony has seen from his plant-based diet, check out the video below,