I stopped eating meat in June of last year. I had to put my 2 year old puppy down suddenly because she was bleeding internally, and I just sort of had an „ah-ha“ moment. I’ve never been in a position where I was right there as an animal died, where I was making the decision, and it dawned on me that I was making a decision every single day to have an animal killed for my convenience. I didn’t see the difference between a dog and a pig/chicken/cow.
From there, I started doing more research on animal ag and I toyed with the idea of becoming vegan, but I thought it would he too difficult. Every day l was making small decisions to cut out more animal products until I realized I was pretty much already vegan with just a few things here and there. On November 1st, (which is World Vegan Day 🙌) I made the decision to go all-or-nothing, and I haven’t looked back since.
My biggest regret, (like many other vegans will say) is that I didn’t do it sooner, it’s truly changed my life in so many ways. My depression has gotten so much better, and I feel infinitely healthier than I ever did while I was eating meat. I just wish I could get more of my friends and family on board with it, but I’ll never stop trying.
