We Are The Vego Generation!

I definitely know more younger people interested in discussing animal rights.
Actually, whenever any adults hear that I'm vegetarian they usually feel the need to go on some long-winded rant about how vegetarianism is wrong.
TBH, I think this may have two main driving factors..
1. THe information is quite easily accessible about animal cruelty and such. We a raised in a world where there a documentaries like that on four corners and questions being asked about animal cruelty. People of past generations were raised with a focus on different values and attitudes.
2. Much older people, like my grandparents, come from places where they lived on farms and used to kill their own animals. They were desensitised to this process and furthermore tend to believe that all animals are treated like this. On small farms with farmers like they were, they are unaware of commercial farms. (My grandparents are examples of these people).

I know those are generalisations, but they hold true for most of the people I know.

I also sort of think, to go on with what your saying ^^^.. That information and big animal issues are on the internet, GENERALLY.. And the older generation isn't so much on the internet- so the information isn't AS readily available to them.. And because they're old, they believe the way they live is fine.. Because they've been living that way for so many years..

Yeah I agree.
Whenever the topic of vegetarianism/veganism comes up amongst my older family members (Auntys, Uncles etc.) they seem to always make some smart-ass comments, or feel the need to talk about how amazing the taste of meat is and how they couldn't live without...
Whereas most younger people even if they aren't veg*an themselves, will be completely acceptable and sometimes even interested in the fact that I'm vegan.

I think though, for each decade the youngest geneartion is going to be the most open to new ideas, liberal and able to source new information from new technology.

I agreee!