This document contains information about fictional non-meat eaters portrayed on TV, statistics about veganism and vegetarianism, facts about animal agriculture and lifespans, quotes from celebrity vegans, and statistics on obesity rates in the UK. It includes infographics and written passages on these topics.

1. Written Copy of Fact File and
Infographics
Rebecca Coughlin

2. Fictional Non-Meat Eaters And How They Are Perceived On The TV
58% Positive
Rachel from Glee
Spock from Star-Trek
Mary Powell from the book and film The Extra Man
Aang the last Airbender
Monroe from Grimm
Ezra Turner from the film Seven Pounds
21% Neutral
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Apu and Lisa from The Simpsons
Phoebe from Friends
Aria from Pretty Little Liars
21% Negative
The Feegan in South Park
Amy Burley from True Blood
A study called looked at all the references to vegans in the UK news media in 2007.
Unsurprisingly, 74.3% of the coverage was negative, 20.2% was neutral, and only 5.5 % was
positive.
Of this small list, there was a bigger percentage of a positive portrayal on TV than what the
media suggests.

3. The Facts of the Vegan Trend
48% researched veganism in the past 5
years
This means that in the past 5 years,
veganism was searched 11% more than
veganism.
The vegan trend is growing more and
more.
Social media trend.
37% researched vegetarianism in the past
5 years.
More people are interested in the vegan
diet instead of the vegetarian one which is
good.
But the vegetarian diet is still on the rise
with the vegan diet.

4. A sheeps natural lifespan (on average) is 12 years, but their age which they are typically killed
at is 4-6 months old. Sheep used for breeding are killed for cheap meat products at an older
age, usually when they are past their breeding ‘prime’.
12 Years
4-6 months

5. Johnny Depp “If you don’t like seeing pictures of violence towards animals being posted, you need to help
stop the violence, not the pictures.”
Liam Hemsworth “Why are vegans made fun of while the inhumane factory farming process regards animals and the
natural world merely as commodities to be exploited for profit?”
Arianne Grande “I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding. But I am a firm believer in eating a full plant-
based, whole food diet that can expand your life length and make you an all-around
happier person.”
Natalie Portman “Eating for me is how you proclaim your beliefs three times a day. That is why all religions have rules about
eating. Three times a day, I remind myself that I value life and do not want to cause pain to or kill other living beings.
That is why I eat the way I do.”
Ellen DeGeneres “I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to
animals, and I suddenly realized that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldn’t
disconnect myself from it any longer.”
Vegan Celebrities
Being vegan is not only good for the
environment and the animals, but also for your
health.
And celebrities are catching on to it as they can
easily lose weight! But it’s not all for health
reasons, some celebrities have gone vegan for
their love of animals and for the environment.
Here is your official list of verified celebrity
vegans and their reasons behind their choice.

6. Obesity rates in the UK have almost doubled.
In 2014, the National Obesity Forum released a report stating that, by 2050, half of the UK
population will be obese an annual cost of £50billion. In fact it went further, and said ‘this could
be an underestimate.’
The World Health Organization states that obesity is a risk factor for heart disease, strokes, Type
2 diabetes, arthritis and certain forms of cancer.
53% of men were found to have high blood pressure. During 2011-2012, hospital admissions
due to obesity was over 11 times higher than in 2001-2002.
In 2011, 9.5% of children aged 4-5 starting school were obese.

7. Obesity rates in the UK have almost doubled.
Try vegan stay vegan. Veganuary.com
In 2014, the National Obesity Forum released a report stating that, by 2050, half of the UK
population will be obese an annual cost of £50billion. In fact it went further, and said ‘this could
be an underestimate.’
The World Health organization states that obesity is a risk factor for heart disease, strokes, Type
2 diabetes, arthritis and certain forms of cancer.

8. Obesity rates in the UK have almost doubled