Some people are vegetarian because they want to get the health benefits. Some people don’t like to eat animals. For Bowling Green State University sophomore, vegetarian and animal rights activist both aspects are important.

“[Being vegetarian] is helping me ethically and morally,” according to Kirsch, the president and founder of Saving Animals from Violence and Exploitation. “I’m doing what I believe is right, and I’m not eating animals because I care about animals, and I’m fighting for animals. Everything has always been about animals for me.”

In the following video, Sam Kirsch gives insight into how she became vegetarian. She talks about her group, SAVE, Saving Animals from Violence and Exploitation, and her views about ethics and VegNews.