Sure, the health benefits were obvious, but that reason alone was not enough for me to maintain such a strict diet and lifestyle. I found her lifestyle interesting and admirable but at the same time extreme - I could imagine a life without consuming meat - but a life without dairy and eggs seemed unthinkable. Several years later, I became friends with a fascinating woman who just happened to be a vegan and animal rights activist. I just couldn't fathom that human beings, or our government, would allow such atrocities to occur. But time passed and indifference returned along with my omnivore diet, as I rationalized that somehow these were isolated incidences. I was deeply disturbed by the film and immediately eliminated meat from my diet. One day, I stumbled across a documentary entitled “ Meet Your Meat ”, which exposed the horrors of factory farms and slaughterhouses (abattoirs). Somehow the idea of slaughtering animals seemed wrong, but since I never witnessed or participated in the slaughter, I accepted it as part of the dark and ugly side of reality. I was introduced to vegetarian cuisine in early adulthood and enjoyed it very much, but I also enjoyed many animal foods. This transition did not occur overnight, in fact, it was the culmination of many years of on-and-off vegetarianism. An individual who adheres to this diet subsists wholly on vegetables, grains, fruits, nuts, and seeds and excludes any and all foods derived from animal origin. 1 | P a g e An Introduction In the late summer of 2010, I took PETA’s 30 -day pledge to adhere to a vegan diet.
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