Guest guest Posted March 21, 2001 Report Share Posted March 21, 2001 From vegan outreach... http://www.veganoutreach.org/starterpack/beingvegan.html " The Vegan Police When first becoming aware of what really goes on in the production of meat, eggs, and dairy, many people try to root out every single product associated with animal exploitation, both to remove their support of these practices and so as not to seem hypocritical. Unfortunately, the quest for personal purity is practically impossible. All around us are items connected in some way to animal suffering: some brands of white sugar (bone char used in some processing), monoglycerides (might come from an animal), non-dairy chocolate (made on machines that also make milk chocolate), beer and wine (animal products used in some processing), photographs and reel-to-reel movies (gelatin), bicycles (animal fat used in the vulcanization of tires), books (hooves and bones in binding glue), roads and buildings (animal products used in curing concrete), medicine (tested on animals), etc. Some non-vegans imply that you shouldn't take any action unless you can avoid everything. However, any steps you take to remove your support from animal exploitation is valuable. It is not hypocritical to reduce as much suffering as you can, if reducing suffering is your goal. Although completely understandable, the " perfect vegan " crusade distracts from helping bring about the ethical evolution of society. Given that civilization has, for many centuries, been built on exploitation, no product or activity is free of any connection to suffering or exploitation if you look hard enough. You don't have to avoid everything, just the obvious animal products. Some vegans avoid all they can, but to withdraw yourself from the major support of animal suffering and consider yourself vegan, you don't have to worry about miniscule amounts of animal products. They'll fade away as the meat, dairy, and egg industries fade. " -- Free email services provided by http://www.goodkarmacafe.com Powered by Instant Portal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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