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Not vegan yet or unsure about how to make the transition? This is the place where you can chat, debate, and ask questions of your local lefty vegans.
Vegan diet why's and how's
- Health and safety: A well-planned vegan diet is healthy at every life stage, including pregnancy and infancy, and may provide health benefits for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases
- Worried about protein, calcium, B12, or other nutrients? Here's an evidence-based intro to vegan nutrition
- Environmental impact and climate change: What you eat matters more than where it comes from
- Do it for the animals, not for you: Being an ethical vegan may help you stay vegan longer
Documentaries:
- Dominion (CW)
- Earthlings (CW)
No, the honey is needed to feed the bees during winter. It's stolen and replaced with sugar syrup. A bunch of bees are usually crushed every time the honey is harvested. Additionally, domesticated honey bees are an invasive species competing for resources with natice bees.
Yes, sheep have been bred to produce too much wool, meaning they will die if they are not shaved. As Chamomille puts it in another thread, Veganism is not a diet. Veganism is about animal liberation. Breeding sheep for wool is unethical, if I were to care for a sheep I'd have to shave them but wouldn't use their wool because it's not mine to use.
Does that answer your questions? If you need help with recipes adapted to your eating requirements we might be able to help
Yeah, that does fine, thanks :)