Why do you think people become vegan?

I'm vegan, and for me it's simple; I'm a crybaby. All I have to do is picture animals being butchered or mistreated and I want nothing to do with the food.

my uncle is vegan. its about respect for animals. he doesnt want to eat their meat or support an industry where they are slaughtered. would you eat human meat if society did that? its about having feelings and a conscience for something.

Not wanting to support the cruel treatment of animals is likely the top reason. I assume these are also often the same people who eat a vegan diet because it has a significantly smaller negative impact on the earth.
And then there's health reasons. Animal products tend to be highly processed. Plus some people just don't digest them well and it has a negative impact on their overall health. There are also people who just think a plant-based diet is all around healthier for various other reasons.

So, guilt/wanting to live more ethically, and improved health are probably what motivates people to adopt a vegan lifestyle thd most.

i understand vegetarianism, but not veganism. it seems extreme and a way to feel ethically superior.

Their mammies never knew how to cook meat properly..

maybe they don't like how animals have to die for people to eat meat. maybe they just don't like the taste of meat. my step sister is a part of that second group.

I think because they care for animals is the main reason...but knowing a doctor who is a vegan I wonder how he can justify using mice for medical research if he doesn't believe in eating meat, milk or eggs because of his reasons.

Most vegans I've met just don't like the idea of eating dead animals. Which is fine. They shouldn't have to if they don't want to.

Ethical, health, and environmental reasons.

Probably disgust.

My mother became a vegetarian to lower her blood pressure and lose weight (it worked). If she didn't still live with my father, she'd probably be vegan. But he likes chicken and fish, so occasionally they have that, too. Most people I know who are vegan have health reasons.