Many people can understand why vegans don’t eat meat. But what about animal products that seem on the surface not to require harming the animal to use, like wool? Is wool vegan? Wool is not vegan because it is a product of animal exploitation. Most wool is taken from sheep, as well as goats, alpacas …
If you haven’t thought much about the egg industry, it’s natural to wonder, “Why don’t vegans eat eggs?” On the surface, it doesn’t seem like there’s a problem. Chickens naturally lay eggs, which most people think are healthy to eat – what’s the issue? The answer is that vegans don’t eat eggs because they avoid …
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Like many non-vegans, you might wonder, “Why don’t vegans drink milk? Don’t cows need to be milked? You don’t have to kill cows for milk, anyway. And isn’t it a good source of calcium?” Yet common myths like these are simply marketing facades that the industry promotes to fuel our insatiable consumption of dairy. Vegans …
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It’s often harder for people to feel compassion for aquatic animals like fish because they seem so foreign and distant to us. So, why don’t vegans eat fish? Vegans don’t eat fish in part because they do not consume any sentient animals or animal products. Instead, they eat plant-based foods. Many vegans also don’t eat …
As some people question whether shrimp even feel pain (they do), you might wonder – is shrimp vegan? No, shrimp not vegan because they are sentient creatures. But the problems with shrimp extend far beyond that. Many vegans don’t eat shrimp for five other significant reasons that you may never have heard. Farmed or wild-caught: …
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People sometimes object that veganism disregards the livelihoods of farmers. After all, if everyone stopped demanding animal products and plant agriculture took over, what would animal farmers do? Progress involves creating new and better jobs Firstly, we don’t determine ethics based on economics. War, the prison industry, and the tobacco industry all create jobs. That …
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When you search for “solutions to environmental racism,” credible sources enumerate important parts of the solution: educate yourself, amplify the voices of those who are impacted, write to your representatives, speak out against corporations and boycott products from offending industries. But they don’t tell you clearly the most tangible action you can take. Unless you …
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