On August 8th, 2011 Canada saw its first annual Canadian Empathy Awards. The event was organized by Empathy Unlimited to celebrate and honour some of the most diligent and courageous Canadians working to improve the lives of animals our society.

Most people are very intimidated by the idea of eliminating animal products from their lives. This isn’t surprising, considering we live in a society that’s largely built on the use of animals for food, clothing, as raw materials and also to test new products. Going vegan is like rejecting society itself, and that obviously doesn’t seem like a lot of fun.