Whats the purpose or point to prove on that one? I can get not eating something thats slaughtered, i can even get milk since the practice its self can be done in cruel and bad conditions, but using sheep for a renewable resource sounds a bit much. From my understanding we also messed them up by selective breeding and they have tp be sheared otherwise they will overheat if left alone sadly. Again its an issue we created, but they exist now so not taking care of them sounds awfully cruel as well.
Not a vegan, but the idea is ethical interactions with other animals. Since cows can’t consent to be food, we can’t eat them, likewise, their leather or milk. Bees can’t be required to use hives or be moved around for agricultural purposes. Interestingly, it can be argued that eating roadkill is ethical veganism - the animal is already dead, and not directly or indirectly for your benefit. Your eating it is incidental to its death. Cannibalism could be argued, as well, because the person could give you permission to eat them after they die and if you don’t take a hand in their killing the ethical consumption issues have been considered. Moral and health issues may be relevant for both roadkill and cannibalism.
If I understand it correctly, it’s just that any infringement onto the liberties of other sentient beings is not tolerable to people who take it to that degree. To harvest wool, you do have to contain the sheep and potentially put them through experiences they would not choose for themselves. I’m not a vegan so it wouldn’t really be right for me to mangle their philosophy any more than I already have, but I believe that’s the gist.
Whats the purpose or point to prove on that one? I can get not eating something thats slaughtered, i can even get milk since the practice its self can be done in cruel and bad conditions, but using sheep for a renewable resource sounds a bit much. From my understanding we also messed them up by selective breeding and they have tp be sheared otherwise they will overheat if left alone sadly. Again its an issue we created, but they exist now so not taking care of them sounds awfully cruel as well.
Not a vegan, but the idea is ethical interactions with other animals. Since cows can’t consent to be food, we can’t eat them, likewise, their leather or milk. Bees can’t be required to use hives or be moved around for agricultural purposes. Interestingly, it can be argued that eating roadkill is ethical veganism - the animal is already dead, and not directly or indirectly for your benefit. Your eating it is incidental to its death. Cannibalism could be argued, as well, because the person could give you permission to eat them after they die and if you don’t take a hand in their killing the ethical consumption issues have been considered. Moral and health issues may be relevant for both roadkill and cannibalism.
If I understand it correctly, it’s just that any infringement onto the liberties of other sentient beings is not tolerable to people who take it to that degree. To harvest wool, you do have to contain the sheep and potentially put them through experiences they would not choose for themselves. I’m not a vegan so it wouldn’t really be right for me to mangle their philosophy any more than I already have, but I believe that’s the gist.