One of the results of the Sankirtan movement: 16 Million People in the US are Now Vegan or Vegetarian!
In 2009, a tiny one percent of the US population reported eating vegetarian or vegan. Now, 5% of the United States population is vegetarian and half of those people are vegan. The rates have skyrocketed over the last five years and studies show the rates are climbing. So why are people continuing to go veg? The reason seems to involve a mix of various factors, with the largest impact coming from how much we have learned about commercial farming and animal treatment over the last five years.
To read the entire article click here: http://goo.gl/9KfJJJ