Famous Vegans - Heather Mills

Heather Mills

Born Heather Anne Mills on January 12, 1968. She is an English charity campaigner, a former model and the ex-wife of musician Sir Paul McCartney. In 1993, she was hit by a police motorbike and suffered serious injuries, losing her left leg below the knee. She campaigns for many different campaigns, including animal rights, aid for amputees and the banning of land mines. She is a vice president of the Limbless Association and a patron of Viva! and the Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation. In 2007, she appeared on Dancing with the Stars, donating all her proceeds from the show to Viva!. In 2009, she bought the vegan food company Redwood Foods. She also owns the vegan restaurant VBites. You can find her website at this link.

She spoke out against fur for PETA:

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Quotes by Heather Mills:

When asked why she went vegan, she answered:

"Health reasons at first. After my leg was amputated, pelvis crushed, lung punctured and head split open, I could not heal in hospital on a meat and dairy diet. A friend saved me and introduced me to a plant based one which healed my infection and saved my knee.
Later came animals and the planet as my awareness was raised. Every time I look at animals or feed my daughter a vegan meal, I think "Wow - how great I'm not harming her, the animals or the planet". If I do nothing else in my life, how great is that."

"What I would really like to see is people being educated and making conscientious choices, thinking, 'Okay, what would be good for my family, the animals and good for the planet?' It is without any argument eating a vegan diet. It's as simple as that!"

"People are always shocked when they come to my house and I have a BLT or a chicken Caesar salad, but it’s all vegan."

"Any charities that are trying to help wipe out fur and do good for the animals has my support."

"Never give up, stay focused, be kind, be caring, be understanding and never become Mr. and Mrs.
Switzerland. Have an opinion you can be proud of in twenty years."

Quotes are from her 2010 interview with Veggie Girl Power and her 2009 interview with ecorazzi.