I’d been vegetarian for about 15 years when I decided to become vegan. In the first instance my main concern was animal suffering in the meat industry – I’d seen videos about it in my home country of Chile, but what I hadn’t realised was that dairy and eggs were causing just as much suffering. Back then, being vegetarian was rare in Chile and my family and friends thought I was weird. When I moved to Europe I thought it would be more common, but it actually wasn’t. As time has gone on this has thankfully changed. Along the way I learnt the benefits for health and the environment, and all this contributed to my decision to go vegan.