Was Leonardo da Vinci a vegetarian?

Elementary students are using our Leonardo site in their school museum and reference Leonardo's Bronze Horse and his love of birds.

Jean Fritz has made reference to this in the new Leonardo's Horse childrens book, when he states

"He wouldn't eat meat. He liked animals too much to eat anything that once was alive. Nor could he stand the sight of caged birds. If he saw a man selling birds he would buy them all. He would then open the cages and let them fly away. How did they do it? All his life Leonardo tried to discover their secret of flying so he could make a flying machine for himself".

You've collected many important links. I'll see what we can do to help you promote this important issue, in light of Leonardo's love for animals.


Please visit the following Vegan Related Sites provided by Karuna Wang of the
Indonesian Vegan Society

Veggie Date