I was a vegetarian for years during my teens, then vegan. But between 19 and 21 I had a lapse in veganism (long story), but now I've been back on the veg-train for 5 months :).
I became vegan last summer. There was a huge thread I started on VB that got everyone all riled up. I asked the question: "do vegans dislike vegetarians?". I asked it because I was getting an attitude from vegans (I was vegetarian at the time). Well, some of the vegans explained about the horrible conditions animals were kept in to produce by-products (eggs & milk, mostly). It was then I became vegan.
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I'm goin' down to South Park, gonna have myself a time. Friendly faces everywhere, humble folks without temptation.