Still Renee could not shake her bad feelings re their livelihood which resulted in the
slaughtering of their cows for meat. She began watching slaughter house videos
and was horrified by the gore and suffering of the cows. She would soon come to
the realization that she would have to choose between her own soul and her husband.
In October of 2014 she watched a video by Melanie Joy called "Carnism" --Why We
Eat Pigs, Love Dogs, and Wear Cows. A family dinner was being filmed where the
family's dinner was a supposed traditional beef stew which all were enjoying until
the chef announced that they were really eating a golden retriever puppy.
That same night Renee's mother-in-law was serving beef stew and IT happened.
Renee slipped past the veil of her cultural and familial conditioning and into the
world of veganism and never looked back.
When I think of Renee's conversion to veganism and mine in 1983, I have to admit
hers was much more difficult. And, of course, all of us who have become vegan
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