Deep within my soul

(photo credit not mine)

Growing up I loved meat, steak, pork chops, chicken and fish. If I knew 10 years ago that today I would be a vegetarian on the verge of veganism I wouldn't have believed you. Of coarse I did not know what a Vegan was at 15. It is funny how life changes when you expose yourself to new things. I opened my mind up to gain more knowledge and in return I gained something greater.

Today I watched two documentaries that were recommend to me by some of my Facebook friends. They are hard core vegans and I am just a cheese lover who is not a fan of eggs. However I do not eat meat at all, that includes fish for people who try to categorize it in a different category than the correct one or honey. The documentaries I watched were Vegucated and Blackfish. Neither of these are for the light hearted. I am emotional when it comes to the subject of animals and health but they tie together in so many ways in my life. The graphic videos, the stories and the power the documentaries brought were astounding.

Vegucated showed why you should become a Vegan because of animal cruelty in farms, labs and slaughter houses. The way these places are set up are disgusting and should make anyone second guess what they think they know.

Blackfish is about Sea World and the Orca Killer Whales. It shows how it began, to their life in captivity to the many deaths associated including their cover-up stories. It was like one big eye open in a matter of minutes.

Being the person I am I went into all out I am never taking my future children to Sea World or the Zoo. No animal should have to live in captivity nor should they be treated inhumane. The way animals are kept in horrible living conditions, selected based on gender, and slaughtered is horrific. Tonight was a night that made me rethink my whole way of life. Is it really necessary for things to be the way they are. Do you know what you are really eating? Do you know how those Whales really feel? Rethink life. It's time!