Bill Clinton Goes Vegan.

I know this story is a little old by now but it is one of the biggest victories for animals in 2010.  Bill Clinton, in order to save his life and prevent getting more painful heart stents, has switched to a plant-based vegan diet.

Clinton and Dick Cheney are nearly tied for the number of heart surgeries performed on a single man and Clinton has said he’s become vegan because couldn’t bare the thought of more.  Not one to rush into things, Clinton performed endless amounts of research before making his decision.  He said in an interview with CNN that he:

“did all the research and found that 82% of all people since 1986 who ate a plant-based diet, no dairy, no meat of any kind, no chicken, no turkey, 82% of people began to heal themselves.”

Clinton’s recent change of heart (pun intended) is great news.  Finally a mainstream, well-educated, eloquent, former meat addict has gone vegan and is giving wonderful interviews about how it has improved his life and will allow him to be there to help raise his grandkids.  This a message to all you old people out there, it’s never to late to go vegan!

Way to go Bill and congrats on being named PETA’s Person of the Year 2010.