[hilary]

Well I'm a vegan and I first tried out vegetarianism when I saw a magazine put out by PETA showing the horrible process all the different types of animals go through at the slaughterhouse. That day I stopped eating meat and chose to be vegetarian. I went online and watched videos on peta which made me choose to take the "30 day veg pledge". I haven't looked back since. I didn't even miss what I had been eating, and believe me I was a huge meat eater. Not even a full month in and I was already exploring veganism. This June will be two years since I fully became vegan. For me it's about the animals, and knowing that I can't eat meat, eggs, cheese, etc., without feeling awful about what I'm doing after seeing what they go through. I don't feel right about eating a cow or pig, when I have dogs and other animals and they're all the same when you think about it. I've learned it's way better for my health also, and the environment. The images in those videos brought me to tears and that's why I became vegetarian then vegan.