"Vegetarianism is really easy and delicious, and it can make a big change in how you feel about yourself and your energy levels," says Johnston, who is currently studying for a Master's Degree in journalism.
Johnston's compassion for animals doesn't stop at the dinner table. She has turned down photo shoots involving fur and has instructed her agent "under no circumstances was I ever to be booked for a fur campaign."
PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.