Becoming A Vegan Has Opened My Eyes To So Many Things That I Had No Idea Were A Thing Before. I Didnt

Becoming a vegan has opened my eyes to so many things that I had no idea were a thing before. I didn’t know about environmental racism, food deserts, artificial food scarcity, or human rights abuses in the food industry before. It was VEGANS who taught me about these things.

So how on earth people can claim that vegans don’t care about human rights is beyond me, because vegans seem to care a lot more than your average non-vegan.

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I don’t think I’ve ever made a new year resolution. But this year I’m going to stop telling people that I don’t eat meat. It’s not that I do eat meat – I don’t. The thing is, when I tell people that I don’t eat meat, I’m saying it to be polite. I use that form of words because I don’t want to offend people. So, from now on I’m going to be more honest. I’m just going to tell people that I don’t eat animals.

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I don’t even really have a favourite animal. I just don’t think animals are here for my entertainment, or to make me feel better. When I look into the eyes of an animal, I not only see into its soul, I also see a sentient being that might have similar concerns to me. Like the need for food, shelter, and comfort, not to mention love. So even if the meat industry had zero impact on the environment, and my health was guaranteed regardless of what I ate, I still could not eat animals.

i love you baby vegans, i love you vegans who can't eat plant based right now, i love you old vegans, i love you trans vegans, i love you religious vegans, i love you struggeling vegans <3333

i am literally always happy for messages or asks about how to make particular dishes vegan, i am here to help you, i want you to be happy, i love you <3

But if I go vegan what will I eat? Literally almost anything if you get creative. I’m Mexican and I love my moms cookin and I’ve managed to veganize nearly every dish. Tacos, tostadas, posole, mole, enchiladas, milanesa con arroz y frijoles, etc etc. Fun and easy

OK, I used to shit on the idea of "planting seeds" to do with veganism but my mother recently went flexitarian/reducetarian and is cutting down on meat and doesn't buy cows milk anymore because of conversations we've had. Maybe there is something to it after all.

Animal rescue team.