“For me, it always has to be about health. That's why I'm a vegan. Well, I don't even do that for my health entirely, I do it for animals.” WellsAnimalVegan Author:Emily Deschanel
“I'm a vegan, but you can be really unhealthy as a vegan, too. Vegan just means that you don't use animal products, so you don't wear leather, you don't wear wool, and you don't eat animal products. But you can eat french fries and stuff like that all day long.” MeanLongUseStuffAnimalProductsVeganLeatherUnhealthyFriesWoolFrench Fries Author:Emily Deschanel
“Farm animals are just as interesting and intelligent as the dogs and cats who we know a bit betterYet they are treated by the meat industry as though they are inanimate objects with no feelings or personalities.” KnowsFeelingsBitsAnimalInterestingDogObjectsPersonalityIndustryCatIntelligentTreatedMeatFarmsCat And DogInanimate ObjectsMeat Industry Author:Emily Deschanel
“I've been vegan for 15 years, and it turns out it makes a very big impact on the environment to eat fewer animal products, which cause more greenhouse gases than all of transportation combined. The United Nations did a study just over two years ago, and that blew my mind. I started thinking that if people are vegetarian for just one day a week, that makes a huge difference!” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsMindTwoBigsTurnsNationsCausesDifferencesAnimalUnitedStudyEnvironmentWeekProductsHugeOne DayYears AgoImpactJust OneTwo YearsVegetarianVeganFewerUnited NationsTransportationGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesTwo Years AgoBig Impact Author:Emily Deschanel
“It's upsetting to me that so many people think of themselves as environmentalists and still eat meat and dairy products. I think it's something people should be considering given the emergency situation we're in regarding water supplies, global warming, and the destruction of ecosystems. There's a lot of overlap between animal rights and the environment.” PeopleThinkingShouldStillsGivenWaterAnimalSituationEnvironmentRightsProductsDestructionUpsetMeatGlobal WarmingVeganAnimal RightsConsideringEmergenciesSuppliesEcosystemsEnvironmentalistDairyDairy Products Author:Emily Deschanel
