Thomas Tadlock

Speaker, Entrepreneur, Trainer (www.thomastadlock.com) 1. Why are you vegan? Through understanding reasons such as sustainability and ethics surrounding veganism. I was an avid meat eater and I was trained to think that I could only build muscle mass through eating meat. It was only when my wife nominated me for a challenge to go vegan …

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Simone Collins

Vegan Figure Competitor (www.simicollins.com) 1. Why are you vegan? Animals are not commodities, and their lives are no less valuable than our own. No living being deserves to be enslaved, exploited, abused, slaughtered or neglected. Animal agriculture of all kinds is rampant with cruelty. Beyond the obvious factory farming, transportation and painful slaughter of farm …

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Peter Siddle

Professional Cricketer playing for Australia 1. Why are you vegan? I’m vegan for my health, the animals and the environment. It has also improved my performance with my cricket, shortened my recovery time between games and increase my endurance. 2. How has turning vegan given you purpose (or healed you)? I am more focussed on …

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Melissa Scwhartz

Photographer (www.theveganrevolution.net) 1. Why are you vegan? There are a number of reasons why I am vegan now but the number one reason is the animals. It is a karmic perk that doing the right thing for the animals is also the right thing for one’s own health. It is also the best thing for …

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Julieanna Hever

Plant-Based Dietician (www.plantbaseddietitian.com) 1. Why are you vegan? I am vegan for the animals, but also because it is the most health-promoting diet for humans in terms of achieving and maintaining optimal health and reducing risk for (and sometimes reversing) disease. 2. How has turning vegan giving you purpose (or healed you)? It has evolved …

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Billy Simmonds

2009 Mr Universe, Powerlifter (www.pranaon.com) Why are you vegan? I’m vegan because I am consciously aware that our actions matter. That we can make a small difference individually, and a large difference col- lectively. I believe that all animals, whether large or small, whether we understand them or not, have a right to live without …

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Samantha Shorkey

Pro vegan fitness model founder of http://www.jackedonthebeanstalk.com Tell us a little bit about yourself Well, I am a vegan bikini competitor from Vancouver, British Columbia and it’s been 22 years since I’ve eaten meat or fish! An important recent event in my life was not only competing (and WINNING) in my first-ever amateur bodybuilding competition …

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Philip Wollen

Philantrophist Tell us a little bit about yourself I am an ex- merchant banker. I am now an advocate for social justice. Why do you follow a plant-based approach? To clarify, my diet isn’t just plant “based”. It is an exclusively plant diet. Everyone remembers their first love. I remember my first hate. . . …

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Pam Ahern

Founder of Edgars mission farm sanctuary (Australia) Tell us a little bit about yourself 52 year old former Equestrian and animal lover who now dedicates her life to the protection of (farmed) animals and spreading a message of kindness with the world Why do you follow a plant-based approach? Because it is consistent with living …

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Korin Sutton

Pro vegan bodybuilder and founder of bodyhdfitness.com Tell us a little bit about yourself I’m a vegan bodybuilder and I’m glad to compete and stand for animals rights. Eating on a plant-based diet, I’m in the best shape of my life and I’m not involving myself in any killings of animals. I’m also ISSA Certified …

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