What do Moby, Alice Walker and KD Lang have in common? They are all vegans in a world where veganism is the new vegetarianism, and meat eaters are on the evolutionary decline.
As most of the country grapples with the obesity epidemic, heart disease, diabetes and other diseases, a growing number of people are turning their backs on dairy, eggs and meat – including chicken and seafood – to live a cruelty-free life.
These aren’t the weirdo hippy freaks or studded jacket wearing animal rights activists either (although there are few of them in the vegan ranks); it’s everyone from content, middle class families with children in tow (or on the way), to actors, musicians and athletes.