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I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
~Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson

FOREWARD NOTE: If you have nothing nice to say about veganism, please just don't post here. I never called anyone names for not being vegan. I refuse to answer to any sort of flames or hate, it'll get ignored. Now, if you have a valid question about veganism feel free, I can do my best to answer.

Socks: Didn't think I could do it, didja?
Calf:

Today is my one year anniversary of going vegan. A year ago today is the very day I'd finally learned and seen enough to say "yknow what? that's it." I was a vegetarian for well over ten years before this and went through all the stages: ignorance, denial, refusal. In fact, winter of 2010 I was sitting in a pizza hut saying "I could never give up cheese" (and I have since learned why cheese is literally so addicting, see for yourself: [link] ) There was a time I really didn't think I could take that next step. From being a cheese addict to thinking I just couldn't afford it (more ignorance) but the more I saw the more the facts hurt; I just love animals too much to continue paying for horrors like the dairy/veal industry. I won't go into details, but this site might shed some light on the issue: [link]

Anyways, so here we are today. It's one year later from the very day I just...dropped it (I did the same thing when I went vegetarian, just how I roll) Sure I had some slip ups, never on purpose: it takes some learning to figure out what products are 100% vegan (now I know what to look for and always recheck the labels) but veganism isn't about perfection (to all those that claim there is "no such thing as a vegan") it's about doing the best you can to do the least amount of harm to animals, the planet and to yourself.

Since I went vegan I've dropped a few pant sizes (I was always overweight - please note that there is plenty of vegan junk food out there though, you need to focus on whole foods and exercise too) I seriously feel better than I have in years. For my "cheese addiction" I have Daiya vegan cheese, which is awesome! I have been leaning more towards raw, whole foods though. It's not only healthier, it's less expensive than processed stuff.

Anyways I went off on a ramble. This is my little celebration artwork. I thought a cow calf was the perfect animal to represent here.

PS: Please DO NOT call me a "PETA freak" or link me to PETA. I know about what they do and while I agree with their message overall I do not approve of some of the things they do.

Description
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
~Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson

FOREWARD NOTE: If you have nothing nice to say about veganism, please just don't post here. I never called anyone names for not being vegan. I refuse to answer to any sort of flames or hate, it'll get ignored. Now, if you have a valid question about veganism feel free, I can do my best to answer.

Socks: Didn't think I could do it, didja?
Calf:

Today is my one year anniversary of going vegan. A year ago today is the very day I'd finally learned and seen enough to say "yknow what? that's it." I was a vegetarian for well over ten years before this and went through all the stages: ignorance, denial, refusal. In fact, winter of 2010 I was sitting in a pizza hut saying "I could never give up cheese" (and I have since learned why cheese is literally so addicting, see for yourself: [link] ) There was a time I really didn't think I could take that next step. From being a cheese addict to thinking I just couldn't afford it (more ignorance) but the more I saw the more the facts hurt; I just love animals too much to continue paying for horrors like the dairy/veal industry. I won't go into details, but this site might shed some light on the issue: [link]

Anyways, so here we are today. It's one year later from the very day I just...dropped it (I did the same thing when I went vegetarian, just how I roll) Sure I had some slip ups, never on purpose: it takes some learning to figure out what products are 100% vegan (now I know what to look for and always recheck the labels) but veganism isn't about perfection (to all those that claim there is "no such thing as a vegan") it's about doing the best you can to do the least amount of harm to animals, the planet and to yourself.

Since I went vegan I've dropped a few pant sizes (I was always overweight - please note that there is plenty of vegan junk food out there though, you need to focus on whole foods and exercise too) I seriously feel better than I have in years. For my "cheese addiction" I have Daiya vegan cheese, which is awesome! I have been leaning more towards raw, whole foods though. It's not only healthier, it's less expensive than processed stuff.

Anyways I went off on a ramble. This is my little celebration artwork. I thought a cow calf was the perfect animal to represent here.

PS: Please DO NOT call me a "PETA freak" or link me to PETA. I know about what they do and while I agree with their message overall I do not approve of some of the things they do.