Some people try to argue against veganism by pointing out that it is impossible in today’s society to completely avoid all items that may have a tiny amount of animal products in them, such as the glue in book binding, or small amount of animal products in bicycle tires. My response to this is to point out that the original definition of the word vegan included the phrase “to the extent possible and practical”. Even if we can’t avoid every item that may have a tiny trace amount of animal by-products, avoiding products such as meat, eggs, dairy, leather, etc. is relatively easy, and saves hundreds of animals from a lifetime of torture. Also, once people stop consuming products such as these, the slaughterhouse byproduct will no longer be so inexpensive, and the industry will stop putting animal products into items like book bindings and bicycle tires, because it will no longer be economical for them to do so. The argument, “Animal products are used in book bindings, therefore I might as well eat meat” is no more valid than the argument “Animal products are used in book bindings, therefore I might as well set cats on fire for entertainment”. ar.vegnews.org/nutrition_2.html
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:26:20 +0000
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