What are your experiences where you’ve had your “click” moment or seen/heard someone else reach a point of no return from veganism?
For me it was visiting a sanctuary and understanding what domestication really was — most farm animals naturally prefer the company of humans so want to hang out for the most part.
For my wife it was getting told she would need to pick out a turkey for food at the age of 9/10.
For a former boss it was being told he was offered a goat from a farmer in a foreign country as a gift.
I attended a ten-day Vipassana meditation workshop where vegetarian meals were provided. A few days later, my wife and I went out to dinner, and I ordered chicken with terayaki sauce and macadamia nuts. I announced that I was a vegetarian halfway through the meal as I was taking some partially chewed chicken out of my mouth. Years later, I adopted a vegan diet.
I used to enjoy looking through my mother’s anatomy textbook from university when I was younger. It’s not really appropriate looking back, but I remember how they all just looked like meat, like beef or pork that’s been refrigerated for a few days, with that rough, fibrous texture and greyish-brown hue. I wouldn’t advise going vegetarian or vegan right away, but I would say that learning about this was a vital step in the journey for me even if I still had years to go before doing so.
During my upbringing, I had my doubts about the animal exploitation industry. I may have heard about veganism on the news or from someone else, but I stopped eating and using any animal products totally when I became 18 and gained the ability to make my own dietary decisions.
Before becoming a vegan, I was a vegetarian for more than ten years. I was obligingly ignorant of the grisly methods employed by the dairy sector. Really a little awkward, especially considering that I was raised on a tiny farm! Dairy was kind of embedded in my mind since it was more of a subsistence endeavor than a business endeavor. Until I became a vegan ten years ago, I never gave it a second thought.
Eating chicken made me sick when I was ten years old since it was one of those really inexpensive dinners. When I saw the ribs in it, my foolish reptilian brain thought, “THEMS THE SAME THINGS WHAT I GOT ALSO.” I became quite queasy and decided to stop eating animals.
I observed Earthlings. And the German concentration camp film “Grauzone.” really harsh and forceful). Observing the individuals who came after one another made me understand how flawed humanity is and how ashamed I am of all this needless suffering. I therefore give up eating beef. And that was really pleasant and natural. even after four years. I occasionally cheat and indulge in non-vegan chocolate. I’ve even had cheese-topped veggie pizza before. However, I always sample and return vegan.
It was hearing the argument that the value of life and intelligence are not mutually exclusive that resonated with me. After trying the Impossible Burger, I made the vegetarian choice. I’ve just been vegan for a few weeks. Before opting to go the extra mile, I had given up on eating meat, dairy, honey, leather, and other such foods but continued to eat eggs from my backyard.
Apparently, I haven’t had it yet. Coming up on two years as vegan but I still don’t get why it’s an issue to admit that animals can be used as food but shouldn’t be.