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Salvador realized that being kind towards animals is good for humans, too. Though health was merely a secondary reason for him to switch to a plant-based lifestyle, he has since shed some extra pounds and his blood pressure has vastly improved.

Not one to perpetuate the stereotypes that vegans are angry and don’t care about humans, he adds that he has become more compassionate not just towards animals but also towards people. “Many misconstrue being vegan as being more concerned with animal rights rather than humanity but that is very far from the truth. Most vegans I know are equally concerned about humans and animals and this concern is what I believe prompted them to become vegan in the first place.”