Worldcrunch reports a historic change in Palitana, an Indian city, which has become the first all-vegetarian city in the world.





Behind this revolutionary change are the Jain monks who went on a hunger strike to pressure the state of Gujarat to outlaw animal slaughter in their city. The hunger strike was successful and the Gujarat government imposed a ban on animal slaughter and outlawed the sale of meat and eggs.





About 5 million people in India practice Jainism and agree with the ban.





Virat Sagar Maharaj, a Jain monk, says, "Everyone in this world - whether animal or human being or a very small creature - has all been given the right to live by God."



