When Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi went on their first date, DeGeneres was wearing leather and De Rossi was wearing fur. As per her style, Ellen poked a little fun at the fur. Their discussion led to how wearing leather is no better than wearing fur. Their first date obviously led to a successful relationship, and the discussion also opened both of their eyes to an important issue.

Since then, the couple has been slowly gravitating toward a cruelty-free lifestyle. They recently announced that they're going vegan. De Rossi said "We just made that shift in our lives. The benefit of it is weight loss. For her more than me. Her body responded to it very well. It is amazing. We are just both very happy. It feels like such a compassionate choice. We are such animal lovers, why stop short of cows and chickens? It didn't make any sense."

[via Green Daily]