Vegan Testimonial – Jessica Shay aka @veggiefy

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin

Early in 2012 I started reaching out to vegan friends on twitter to ask them to share their testimonials. My hope was that by getting vegans to share their stories we could educate and inspire others and give people first hand accounts to replace perceptions or stereotypes. I’m incredibly grateful to those that have participated. Their stories speak for themselves! If you enjoy the series please let us know!

Jessica Shay

A two-year wedding anniversary trip. Sea World. An innocent enough “encounter with the dolphins.” Who knew that these three things would combine to bring about the most amazing experience I’ve ever embarked upon?

What transpired on March 28, 2011, is nothing short of being in the right place at the right time. My encounter with these beautiful creatures – with their eyes that seemed to look into my soul, their kind and gentle demeanors, their “smiles” – sent me home on such a high from being able to share “kisses,” “handshakes,” and pictures that it was all I could talk about. Read more... (770 words, 1 image)

Vegan Testimonial – Carrie aka @plant_fueled

Posted on April 28, 2012 by admin

Carrie Before

I struggled with being overweight for most of my life. Most of my family was overweight and we led a pretty sedentary lifestyle.

When I was 14, I decided that I was going to be vegetarian. I had always loved animals and it just didn’t make much sense to me to eat them, so I stopped. At this point I hadn’t really learned how to cook and we didn’t really eat very many vegetables, so my diet mostly consisted of starch and cheese and ranch dressing.

Carrie After Read more... (525 words, 2 images)

Vegan Testimonial – Cynthia McGiverin aka @VeganIsSexier

Posted on April 28, 2012 by admin

Before

After

“You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.”

A quick search on the internet lead me to this definition: something that you say which means you cannot make a good quality product using bad quality materials. That describes my journey over the past couple years. I could not get a good result in my physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health if I was using bad materials. Read more... (651 words, 3 images)

Vegan Testimonial – Bettina aka @veganbetty

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

Vegan Betty

When I was 19 years old and in college, I picked up an animal rights magazine at my local environmental group, of which I was a part. That night, on the hard and uncomfortable cot that passed as a bed in my dorm room, tears and sobs flowed out of me as I read the wretched and twisted fate that beget pigs used for food production. The images and descriptions of beatings, draggings, torture and mutilations that occurred regularly to these intelligent and sweet creatures left me with the unflappable belief that I would never touch another meat product again. I wish I could say that I was so valiant in this difficult struggle, but it was easy. So easy. If I ever longed for a hamburger or steak again, it was very fleeting. Read more... (814 words, 1 image)

Vegan Testimonial – Carme Weissbrodt aka @karme23

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

Carme

My name is Carme, I am from Barcelona (Catalunya), and when I grow up I want to be an
artist. I live in England with my beautiful family, my dogs and my cats.

Many years ago, I became aware of the cruelty to animals involved in the food chain and
decided not to be part of it, becoming vegetarian. Unfortunately, Spain is not very
vegetarian friendly and when I became pregnant the doctors persuaded me to leave my
diet for the wellbeing of my baby. I know now the arguments they used were completely
wrong. Read more... (811 words, 1 image)

Vegan Testimonials – Kitty (aka @veganchiq) and Her 12 Year Old Daughter April

Posted on April 22, 2012 by admin

Kitty

Hi readers! Kitty here. I am a 39-year-old ethical vegan and a mum of three. Some of you may know me already as @veganchiq. If you are a twitter friend, you will know I am a very passionate campaigner for the equality of animals and I love educating those who would like to listen on the values of a vegan lifestyle.

I have been asked to share my journey into veganism, so we will begin.

I grew up in London in a working class family. We lived in a morbid grey high rise on the 11th floor. I am the eldest of three girls (my two sisters are vegetarian). Read more... (2817 words, 1 image)

Vegan Testimonial – Neil Williams aka @cornwallcats

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

Neil Williams

In the early 1980′s, I decided that I could no longer eat animals, so I cut out the flesh and fish and gradually stopped eating eggs as often.

On Boxing Day in 1983, I went on my first Hunt Sab (this means sabotaging a fox hunt by spraying the area they’d hunt for foxes in with a strong smelling scent and trying to prevent them from getting a kill). On the way back in the van after a long, cold and wet day, I asked if anyone wanted one of my sandwiches. “What’s in them?” “Cheese and tomato.” “No thanks, we’re vegans.” This was my introduction to veganism. Yes, the cheese was vegetarian but WHY wouldn’t they eat it. I asked, and as I found out, there was more to compassion than just giving up eating animals. Within a few weeks I’d gone vegan. Read more... (721 words, 1 image)

Vegan Testimonial – Yonni Wattenmaker aka @vegandthecity

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

Yonni - The Trendy Vegan

I am a vegan. Those are four words I never thought I’d say. I grew up on Long Island with Peter Luger’s as a favored destination and looked forward to lobster and steamer dinners at my grandparents’ house. We ate so much lasagna, stuffed manicotti and chicken parmesan at our house, I often wondered if we had a hidden Italian past!

Yet today, I am a vegan. But it wasn’t simply a choice ~ it was out of respect for my body, and in strong connection, my mind. After years of digestive issues that began in college and significantly increased over time, I sought the help of a specialist nearly four years ago. Thousands of dollars and more than a dozen tests later, we learned something that changed the course of my life ~ I had lost the ability to metabolize animal protein. Read more... (509 words, 1 image)

Featured on Jamessina.com – Vegan and Cycling Interview

Posted on April 11, 2012 by admin

I just wrapped up an interview with my friend Jamessina on her awesome revamped blog, Jamessina.com. We talked about the Vegan Testimonials Project but she also asked me some questions about my own journey. If you’re interested in checking it out, you can read it here!

Vegan Testimonial – Anjali Sareen aka @AnjaliSareen

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

Anjali Sareen

When I turned vegan, my whole life changed. I had been vegetarian for a long while already. That decision was based on a desire to protect animals, and I had heard snippets about veganism from various sources for a long time. I wasn’t able to go all the way until one day my best friend asked me to accompany her to Red Mango (a frozen yogurt chain). I went with her and we sat down and then I looked at the yogurt she had ordered: fully realizing now what it was, where it came from, and the animals that were harmed in getting it to her plate. That, coupled with a horrendous visit I had to an animal market in Ecuador a few months before, absolutely sealed the deal. I had been practicing veganism for a while, quietly, without telling anyone, seeing if I could do it, but that day I realized I had to complete my transition: I was done. Read more... (886 words, 1 image)

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