Vegans and housemates in Preston, Alana Thompson (left), Maria Garcia and temporary tenant Brad Clacy try to live a cruelty-free life. Photo: Jesse Marlow

Wanted: Earth-conscious housemate for a Thornbury sharehouse, no meat-eaters.

A growing community of Australian vegans are looking for meat-free households to share with other renters.

Filmmaker Alana Thompson, 33, spent three months working in the Antarctic with anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd eating a vegan diet.

"I have only ever lived with vegetarians but after coming back from campaign and living on a vegan ship I decided I wanted to share a house with other vegans and my friend Maria was luckily looking at that time," Ms Thompson said.

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"It's important to be relaxed and supportive of each other's journey and not be judgmental. As long as you are all trying to be as cruelty-free and aware as possible you can learn and grow together."

Her housemate Maria Garcia, 35, set up the Facebook group Vegetarian/Vegan room rentals in Melbourne in July last year. More than 500 people have since joined the invite-only group with about five signing up a day.

Online vegan communities have made the process of finding vegan sharemates easier.

Ms Garcia, a nanny, says people naturally gravitate towards others whoshare similar lifestyles.

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