There are many branches of vegan: plant based, raw vegan, “junk food vegan,” and many more. But what does vegan truly mean? Essentially, anyone who is vegan chooses not to eat or wear anything made from an animal. Donald Watson, the man coined with founding Veganism, met with six other similar minded people to start this movement in 1944. His suggested definition is not much longer, suggesting that it is “ [t]he …show more content…
A slew of new documentaries show some of the worst sides to people’s favorite meals: pigs, cows, and chickens shoved into tiny, filthy cages and left to maximize costs. This is due to the farming industry trying to expand their profits at the expense of animals. Since consumption of these animals and their products is necessary to healthy survival, there needs to be a middle-ground for people who support all living creatures but still want to be healthy. A solution would be to buy animal based foods from local and humane farms. For clothing purposes, one can be sure to buy leather and feather-filled clothes from craft stands or farmers’ markets. Instead of completely eradicating these products from their life, one who truly cares will support safe and sustainable farming techniques and the people behind