The Vegan Lifestyle: Why It’s Healthier Not To Eat Animals

Published on February 26, 2020 By Leah Goldberg

Going Vegan For Humane Reasons

According to vegans, the exploitation of animals goes much further than just the meat and dairy world. In order to make alligator shoes and bags, poor baby alligators are tortured as their skin is ripped off while they are alive – all in the name of fashion. Many beauty products exist today that are first tested on animals, causing poor defenseless animals to go blind and have skin disorders – just so that someone can own the perfect anti-aging cream.

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Many celebrities have put a voice to this. Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix’s girlfriend, owns Hiraeth, a woman’s clothing and accessories label with partners Sara Schloat and Chrys Wong. It is a vegan line of clothes that is completely free of animal products. Drew Barrymore’s line of makeup, Flower Beauty, is animal-cruelty free. Is that the only benefit? No, learn how veganism impacts the environment!