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[Dorrie1967]

Hello Folks,
I am looking forward to participating in some interesting discussion on veganism.
After being a vegetarian for 30 years I became a vegan 6 months ago and love it.
I am a Highland Scot living in the US for almost 20 years, Professor in a University in WA state.
I love a good laugh, nature, being outdoors, and worry about what we are doing to our planet.
Cheers
Dorrie

[Red]

Hey Dorrie, it's good to see you made the change to veganism.
What subject do you teach at Uni?

[brimstoneSalad]

Welcome Dorrie, I hope you like it here.

Did environmental activism inspire your change to veganism?

[Jebus]

Hi Dorrie. Welcome to the forum. I was also vegetarian before becoming vegan. 30 years!!! What took you so long?

[Dorrie1967]

Hey Dorrie, it's good to see you made the change to veganism.
What subject do you teach at Uni?

Hi Red,
I teach bioinformatics.
Cheers
Dorrie

[Dorrie1967]

Hi Dorrie. Welcome to the forum. I was also vegetarian before becoming vegan. 30 years!!! What took you so long?

Hi Jebus,
I did not realize the harm I was doing to cows and hens by eating dairy and eggs (free range only), I had thought it was pretty harmless to them. Having watched a couple of documentaries I realized that was not the case and that I was part of the cruelty chain and contributing to harming our environment. I so wish I had gone vegan 30 years ago instead of just vegetarian.
How about you, what made you go Vegan?
Cheers
Dorrie

[Dorrie1967]

Welcome Dorrie, I hope you like it here.

Did environmental activism inspire your change to veganism?

It was part of it for sure. I watched the netflix documentary "What the Health" and I made the commitment that day to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

Cheers

Dorrie

[Jebus]

I did not realize the harm I was doing to cows and hens by eating dairy and eggs (free range only), I had thought it was pretty harmless to them. Having watched a couple of documentaries I realized that was not the case and that I was part of the cruelty chain and contributing to harming our environment. I so wish I had gone vegan 30 years ago instead of just vegetarian.
How about you, what made you go Vegan?

Pretty much same as you. I was ill informed by my boss at the time, who was a charismatic author/speaker on vegetarianism. He claimed that cow milk is essential for human health. Once I learned how the dairy industry is the same as the meat industry, and that my boss's health claims were bullshit, becoming a vegan was a no-brainer.