Like most people, I was raised on a omnivorous diet, I ate red meat, poultry, seafood, eggs & dairy (lots of it). When I first heard the terms vegetarian and veganism I thought it was something weird and unhealthy. To me, eating the way I did throughout all the years was the norm and I loved it.
However, one day I reached a point in my life where I realised that my eyes were glued shut by society, the food industry and by myself. Society showed us how easily it is to create a disconnection between the foods we’re consuming and the innocent animal it once was. I had been a victim of this disconnection for the majority of my life, and I decided that enough was enough. It was time to take down the blinders and educate myself.
I took to the internet, and began researching the benefits of veganism: the benefits towards myself, the animals and the environment. Whilst looking through the internet, I came across this video on Facebook, and to my horror I was sickened and disgraced at how animals were treated. I instantly decided that I could no longer be apart of it and over night I became a vegan.