How long were you vegetarian before you went vegan?

Donte Liversedge: I was vegetarian till i realized how horribly dairy cows are treated, and how their calves are ripped away from them at birth. I never liked eggs so i already wasn't eating them. I went vegan overnight, gave all my cheese and milk products to a friend and that was that.

Marna Liddie: i went vegetarian in 5th grade, so i didn't even know what a vegan was. i went vegan a year and a half ago, so 6 years vegetarian, then vegan. i went vegan all at once though, i didn't phase into it. i just went vegan and i've never looked back. i was on the peta2 boards and there was this one guy that was screaming veganism and the evils of vegetarianism and milk, etc, and i just couldnt live with the guilt anymore

Giovanni Malool: I was raised vegetarian but I went vegan a year an a half ago when I visited a dairy barn and learned how calves are ripped from their mothers.

Sammie Bocanegra: turned vegetarian instantly one day till 8 months later, overnight! became vegan when peta.com videos were shown to me and how people drink pus from the cows utter in the milk [yuck] and other sick things.

Julieta Suleiman: I bounce over the vegan and vegetarian line very often. I do believe that you can do many MANY good things for yourself as well as animals, but I find that living as a vegetarian enables you to slowly move into a vegan lifestyle. Living as a vegan can be very intense dependent on where you live and what other foods are in stores near you. Don't be in a rush to jump over the vegan line, you need to do it in a smart, comfortable way or you will find yourself very lost and possibly in bad health....Show more

Douglass Sarley: I was vegetarian from 9th to 11th grader before i decided that i wanted to become vegan

Rebbecca Sorkin: I went from omnivore to vegan overnight.I became permanently disabled in the Marine Corps and read it could help with my condition. It's not cured, but has been helpful.

Kate! Baune: What the hell is the difference?

Lita Thammorong! sa: I did not see the point in being Vegetarian, I just went straight in at the deep end. I always knew even as a young child of 4 that I wanted to be Vegan, so it was a life long ambition, not just a thing that I did one day.