changes. Although choosing veganism is a source of great joy, it can also create friction among

family and friends. Cultural pressures, the demand for conformity, and the personal desire for

acceptance can challenge a vegans confidence and self-esteem.

Because vegans so acutely see and feel the suffering of the world, and are at odds with

many widely accepted social customs, some will invariably experience occasional bouts of the

Vegans who experience anger, pain, or frustration for extended amounts of time may

become depressed and exhausted from maintain such strong emotions. Feelings of loneliness,

isolation, or rejection can compound matters, leading to despondency in an otherwise emotionally

healthy person. Holidays and celebrations such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and

reunions are opportunities to reconnect with family and friend and feel like a part of the broader

culture. However, most gatherings center around customs and practices that are very upsetting to

vegans. Meat is typically the center of the holiday table and the focal point of picnics and

barbecues. Although most happy occasions are intended

quickest and cheapest methods, most often suffocation(thrown into a garbage bag), gassing,

sheared, the more money they earn. Therefore, speed alone dictates the shearing process.

the United States each year for fur, many traps are so painful that the animals chew through their

leather shoes and belts apply contrary rules of ethics. They are known as people with selective

using them. Even though human beings are the only creatures on Earth that consume another

Merinos are the most commonly raised wool producing sheep. Their unnatural skin folds and

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