Vegan Stories

From Gina 7/16/2009

MY STORY IS VERY SHORT. I AM 47 TEARS OLD.

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I WAS WATCHING HBO & SAW A DOCUMENTARY CALLED "I AM AN ANIMAL, THE INGRID NEWKIRK STORY" THIS DOCUMENTARY SHOWED ME HORRORS I HAD NEVER SEEN; A COW BEING BOLTED IN IT`S HEAD & SKINNED ALIVE ( IT CONTINUED TO MOVE), A WOLF HAVING IT`S HEAD JUMPED ON, THEN SLICED OPEN FROM IT`S RECTUM TO IT`S THROAT, WHILE WRITHING & FEELING EVERY BIT OF THE PAIN, A RACCOON DOG BEING SKINNED ALIVE & THROWN TO THE SIDE LIKE GARBAGE, DYING A SLOW EXCRUCIATING DEATH, LIONS BEING BEATEN OVER THEIR HEADS FOR NOT BEHAVING.

I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT THE ANIMALS I WAS EATING FOR SOME TIME & IT NEVER SAT QUITE RIGHT WITH ME, BUT AS RIDICULOUS AS IT SOUNDS, I COULDN`T BE SURE WHY. BUT FROM THE SECOND I SAW THE DOCUMENTARY, I CRIED MY EYES OUT UNCONTROLLABLY & NEVER ATE ANOTHER ANIMAL.

IT TOOK ME ANOTHER 4-5 MONTHS TO UNDERSTAND VEGANISM. I DIDN`T REALIZE WHAT CHICKENS WENT THROUGH TO GIVE US EGGS, OR COWS TO GIVE US DAIRY PRODUCTS, BUT AFTER LOTS MORE TEARS AND SO MUCH SHAME, I WENT VEGAN HERE I AM TODAY I ALSO LIVE IN A "LONELY VEGAN USA" TOWN. I FIND OTHER VEGANS THROUGH NOTICES OF DEMOS I MAY PUT OUT ON LINE, & LIKE YOU, MY BIGGEST SOURCE IS FACEBOOK. THE SUPPORT HERE IS GREAT & IS PART OF WHAT KEEPS ME GOING. LIKE YOU SAID, "SUPPORT IS VERY IMPORTANT", BUT OF COURSE, MY BIGGEST DRIVER IS ALL THE VIDEOS I SEE OF ANIMALS BEING TORTURED.

I`LL NEVER UNDERSTAND & I FEEL SO ALIEN TO THE PERSON I WAS SUCH A SHORT TIME AGO. I DON`T THINK I`LL EVER FIGURE IT OUT. I NORMALLY FEEL THAT ALL THINGS HAPPEN AS THEY SHOULD, BUT I CAN`T IMAGINE THE PURPOSE FOR THE CRUEL TREATMENT & DEATH OF SO MANY INNOCENT ANIMALS, BUT AGAIN... HERE "WE" ARE!


		Once Upon a Vegan From Gina 7/16/2009 MY STORY IS VERY SHORT. I AM 47 TEARS OLD. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I WAS WATCHING HBO & SAW A DOCUMENTARY CALLED "I AM AN ANIMAL, THE INGRID NEWKIRK STORY" THIS DOCUMENTARY SHOWED ME HORRORS I HAD NEVER SEEN; A COW BEING BOLTED IN IT`S HEAD & SKINNED ALIVE ( IT CONTINUED TO MOVE), A WOLF HAVING IT`S HEAD JUMPED ON, THEN SLICED OPEN FROM IT`S RECTUM TO IT`S THROAT, WHILE WRITHING & FEELING EVERY BIT OF THE PAIN, A RACCOON DOG BEING SKINNED ALIVE & THROWN TO THE SIDE LIKE GARBAGE, DYING A SLOW EXCRUCIATING DEATH, LIONS BEING BEATEN OVER THEIR HEADS FOR NOT BEHAVING. I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT THE ANIMALS I WAS EATING FOR SOME TIME & IT NEVER SAT QUITE RIGHT WITH ME, BUT AS RIDICULOUS AS IT SOUNDS, I COULDN`T BE SURE WHY. BUT FROM THE SECOND I SAW THE DOCUMENTARY, I CRIED MY EYES OUT UNCONTROLLABLY & NEVER ATE ANOTHER ANIMAL. IT TOOK ME ANOTHER 4-5 MONTHS TO UNDERSTAND VEGANISM. I DIDN`T REALIZE WHAT CHICKENS WENT THROUGH TO GIVE US EGGS, OR COWS TO GIVE US DAIRY PRODUCTS, BUT AFTER LOTS MORE TEARS AND SO MUCH SHAME, I WENT VEGAN HERE I AM TODAY I ALSO LIVE IN A "LONELY VEGAN USA" TOWN. I FIND OTHER VEGANS THROUGH NOTICES OF DEMOS I MAY PUT OUT ON LINE, & LIKE YOU, MY BIGGEST SOURCE IS FACEBOOK. THE SUPPORT HERE IS GREAT & IS PART OF WHAT KEEPS ME GOING. LIKE YOU SAID, "SUPPORT IS VERY IMPORTANT", BUT OF COURSE, MY BIGGEST DRIVER IS ALL THE VIDEOS I SEE OF ANIMALS BEING TORTURED. I`LL NEVER UNDERSTAND & I FEEL SO ALIEN TO THE PERSON I WAS SUCH A SHORT TIME AGO. I DON`T THINK I`LL EVER FIGURE IT OUT. I NORMALLY FEEL THAT ALL THINGS HAPPEN AS THEY SHOULD, BUT I CAN`T IMAGINE THE PURPOSE FOR THE CRUEL TREATMENT & DEATH OF SO MANY INNOCENT ANIMALS, BUT AGAIN... HERE "WE" ARE!