How To Become Vegan

like, “I only eat free range / grass fed,” as if that’s supposed to make the
slaughter of animals more amenable to a vegan. The terms are also legally
meaningless. And besides, such behavioral claims are usually laughably
false anyway. Given all the times I’ve heard this statement, I can’t recall a
single instance of going out to eat with a meat eater and hearing him/her
inquire as to whether the flesh they ordered was free range or grass fed.
They just order whatever is on the menu, like they’ve always done.
You’ll probably see countless instances of animal eaters trying to control
your perceptions of them, especially trying to convince you that they care to
some degree, and then you’ll see that their true behavior indicates a
complete lack of caring for the well-being of animals. Get used to it. This
sort of thing is extremely common. As a vegan, you’re surely going to see it
a lot.
Some animal eaters will pretend to be vegetarian or vegan with
statements like, “I’m vegetarian too except that I eat fish once a week.” Be
prepared to hear many statements that reduce to: “I’m mostly vegan, except
for when I eat non-vegan foods.”
It’s hard to find a long-term vegan who hasn’t been asked the dreadfully
ignorant “Where do you get your protein?” question. The animal products
industry has done an outstanding job of propagating this level of ignorance.
During your first few years as a vegan, you may have the motivation to try