Vegetarians or Vegans?

Question

I want to know how many people are actually vegetarians or vegans. vegans are people who don't eat things that come from animals like eggs or milk as well as not eating meat.

I saw a video the other day of the process they use to make meat. it made my sick, now whenever i look at meat i almost puke.

Go to Youtube and look up 'Meet Your Meat'

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Answer 1

I'm a lacto-vegetarian, although I don't eat very much dairy at all.  If it's in the pasta I'm having at a restaurant or in their bread, that's it.  I don't buy any dairy groceries.

But, I could never be fully vegan, I have pets and ride horses (that have amazing lives, they're basically my children)

Answer 2

I saw that video 7 months ago on the peta site. I became a vegetarian after that.

Answer 3

I'm a veg@n of 4 months!

Answer 4

I don't need to see "Meet Your Meat" - I went vegetarian for animal cruelty reasons (among others) long before that video even existed.

Estimates for how many people are vegetarian run in about the 5%+ range in the U.S. and just under 1% for vegans.  Which means there are millions of us.

Answer 5

Well, my kids and I are vegetarians, so that's 3! :)

Answer 6

My husband and I are vegans.  My sons eat vegan when they are at home but have a choice when we are away from home.

That video is why I am vegan.  My husband was a vegetarian for 12 years before he saw that video, but now he is vegan.

Answer 7

I'm a vegan. Yay!

Answer 8

I'm a strict vegetarian who tries to avoid animal products (leather, animal-tested substances etc).

Answer 9

I'm a vegan.

:-D

Answer 10

Remember it is very important to make sure you get enough vitamin B12

from:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12...

The Vegan Society, the Vegetarian Resource Group, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, among others, recommend that vegans either consistently eat foods fortified with B-12 or take a daily or weekly B-12 supplement. Fortified breakfast cereals are a particularly valuable source of vitamin B-12 for vegetarians and vegans.

Answer 11

I went vegan shortly after viewing the "Meet Your Meat" and "Earthlings" a couple years ago.  And now 3 of my friends have become vegan as well.

Answer 12

me and my kids are vegetarians, and they chose it on there own one day i never forced it on them. I could not be happier

Answer 13

I was a vegetarian for 26 years. (Since the age of 13.)

A few weeks ago, I decided to "go vegan".

I wish I had made that decision years ago.

Answer 14

approx 300 million people worldwide.

(and me.)