Become Vegan in 12 Minutes?

It took me a lot longer than 12 minutes to become vegan, but I started by meeting some really amazing long-term vegans and watching this video.

“A Life Connected: Vegan” was created by nonviolenceunited.org. It is a short, to the point, and fact-based look at the environmental and global implications of an animal- based diet.

You won’t see graphic images of animal cruelty during this video and the facts presented are sound. If you want to check out Non-Violence United’s sources, go to www.nonviolenceunited.org/veganvideo.html. At the bottom of that page, there is a link where you can download a detailed transcript of the movie as a PDF, complete with a bibliography and an explanation of how they calculated the statistics cited during the movie.

It takes about the same amount of time to watch this video as it does to brew your first cup of tea in the morning. So set the kettle to boil and open your mind to some really amazing facts.

A Life Connected: VEGAN from NonviolenceUnited.org on Vimeo.

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Kim W.

11:03AM PST on Feb 13, 2012

so sad, that something as important as your dietary health is guided only by emotion. We are OMNIVORES and need a bit of it all

send a green star

Anna A.

9:24AM PST on Feb 11, 2012

Mmmm. . . bacon!

Kate R.

6:30PM PST on Feb 3, 2012

I'm almost a vegan, this just brought me one step closer.

Gina C.

12:05PM PST on Feb 3, 2012

Puts all reasons together in a nut shell! Thanks for the video!

Alisa R.

11:48AM PST on Feb 2, 2012

It's so wonderful to see the positive response to this video! Congratulations to all you new vegans and those considering the jump!

Vicki P.

5:32PM PST on Feb 1, 2012

Thank-you for the powerful message!

Sarah M.

9:32PM PST on Jan 31, 2012

I absolutely love this video. It brought me to tears in a good way. I recently began living a strictly vegan lifestyle and (despite zero support or understanding from my family) I am eager and excited to make it my way of life for the rest of my life. Thank you so much. I'm going to share this video and my knowledge with everyone I know.

Hannah L.

12:50PM PST on Jan 31, 2012

K R.

3:07AM PST on Jan 31, 2012

WOW! Amazing video. It speaks so much sense and really touches the heart... I think it would be great to show this video on T.V. so even more people can feel the impact of what we can achieve together. A lot of people turn a blind eye to thinking about being vegetarian/vegan and buying products that aren't tested on animals

Kat H.

3:52PM PST on Jan 30, 2012

Well, that's done it for me. Completely vegan :-)