Over the past few years, it seems to me that many longtime vegetarians are deciding to become vegans. Perhaps this is a reflection of the growing popularity of veganism due to documentaries such as Forks Over Knives, and bestselling books including The Kind Life by Alicia Silverstone and Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer. Or maybe it’s because vegetarians have come to the realization that the cruelty to laying hens and animals exploited for their milk is just as horrendous as killing animals for their meat.
Two major celebrities who recently made the switch from vegetarianism to veganism are Russell Brand and Kristen Bell.
Russell Brand has been a vegetarian since age 14, and a vegan since October 2011. “Even as a junkie I stayed true (to vegetarianism)-’I shall have heroin, but I shan’t have a hamburger.’ What a sexy little paradox.”
At age 11, Kristen Bell became a vegetarian. She became vegan in January 2012. “I have always been an animal lover. I had a hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with-dogs and cats, for example-from the animals on my plate, and I never really cared for the taste of meat. I always loved my brussel sprouts.”
I figured that Russell and Kristen were way too busy to let me interview them, so I decided to interview my brother, Matt, who was a vegetarian for 26 years until recently deciding to go vegan. Matt is one of the nicest, most interesting, and honest people I know (he takes after me, LOL!). In my opinion, his transformation after making the switch from vegetarian to vegan was nothing short of stunning. - To read the exclusive interview see more at:http://veganamericanprincess.com/vegetarians-going-vegan-a-growing-trend/#sthash.SnC4UAJq.dpuf - See mo
