I went vegetarian in the mid 1980’s, and my family thought I was a complete oddball. I must admit I wasn’t even a huge animal lover when I was younger, I just knew I didn’t want to eat them, it didn’t feel right. In 2015 I became ill at work and I lost my driving license for 6 months whilst the hospital tried to find out what was wrong with me. So whilst I was recovering I booked myself a volunteering holiday in Europe at a vegan animal sanctuary. During my journey home I made the decision to go vegan, and returned to the UK a committed vegan for life 🌱 I returned to the animal sanctuary several times that year, and returned for a final visit in 2016 for a 6 month long term volunteer position. I met so many incredible humans in that time. I really widened my network of vegan friends, and opened my eyes to the suffering of animals. I came home and got myself a job back in ‘the real world’ but it never felt enough. Then one day I was scrolling Facebook and there was a post in a local vegan group which said ‘does anyone fancy setting up an animals sanctuary?’….