A Kynd Life

Mackenzie Severns' deep connection with animals began at a young age, when at age 9 she decided to become vegetarian as she wanted to protect animals. After watching a video about the dairy industry at age 15, she transitioned to veganism overnight and began cooking her own meals. Mackenzie crossed paths with the Animal Justice Party and took on the role of Regional Coordinator for the Townsv...

Sam Vas was born in India and raised vegetarian. He moved to Australia in search of a better life and after working a 9-5 job in marketing, he was determined to follow his dream and become a personal trainer. Having never eaten meat, he transitioned to a vegan lifestyle initially for the health benefits which resulted in him losing over 20kg, but quickly learnt about the animal suffering associate...

Sarah Crowley went vegan after seeing a billboard about the dairy industry on her way to get ice cream three years ago. She is an architect and graphic designer by trade and her passion is providing branding and marketing resources for animal welfare organisations and sanctuaries. https://www.florencedesignstudio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/_florencedesign/

Joel Kirkilis no longer wanted to contribute to the suffering of animals and went vegan in his early 20’s at a time when veganism was not widely understood. He invested a lot of time researching how he could achieve his fitness goals while not contributing to animal cruelty and went on to study nutrition at university.  Joel was determined to prove he could be a successful vegan bodybuilder and is...

Lauren Trani is a new mum raising her gorgeous six month old daughter Mia with her husband Adam. The couple form Defining Vegan and aim to inspire others to live a compassionate lifestyle. Lauren found a gap within the existing baby footwear market and is currently launching her very own vegan baby footwear and accessory range. https://www.instagram.com/_laurentrani/ https://www.instagram.com/defi...

Ritchie Taylor (Torrie to his friends) is known as the "Hardcore Herbivore" when on stage as a professional wrestler. Ritchie uses his wrestling appearances as a platform to spread the vegan message and smash stereotypes of vegans being weak. He is vegan for the animals does everything he can to help animals, including street activism. Ritchie is also well known for delicious recipes fea...

Deanna Kangas is an animal rights activist, who uses her professional marketing and public speaking skills to spread the vegan message.  Deanna is on the South Australia State Committee for the Animal Justice Party, with whom she ran in the 2019 Federal Election and helps coordinate their marketing and media. She also conducts street activism with Anonymous for the Voiceless and enjoys providing w...