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My Reasons For Being Vegan: The BIG Picture

by Simon on December 12, 2009

Most of the time, when people ask me why I’m a vegan, I’m happy to stop and answer their questions.

But, of course, there are occasions when I can’t get into a long conversation.

In those situations I sometimes feel I’ve missed an opportunity to possibly help someone take a look at their own life choices… and maybe consider trying out a vegan lifestyle for themselves.

So, with this in mind, I found the following video to point interested folks towards when I cannot stop to chat. It fairly well sums up what I think is the “big picture” reasons for becoming vegan.

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