Hello all,
after being vegetarian for 10 years or so I turned vegan two months ago. I've done my research and have had all my responses ready for the usual questions from friends and family ('where do you get your protein et al). But there has been one which has proven harder to respond to, though I feel I know what I want to say, I just don't know how to respond articulately:
"you won't exploit or eat animals but you will wear clothes made by exploited humans"
My response to this has been along the lines of the meat/dairy/egg etc. industry is based on death. An animal HAS to die to produce the end product is dead body. (I'm not denying the clothing industry has HUGE ethics issues in any way shape or form.) I feel the two are not really comparable. A similar thing that has been said to me is "there are thousands of humans dying of war, famine and disease every day..."
I've responded the best as I can, but I still don't feel I can articulately communicate my point, has anyone got any ideas?
Clare.
after being vegetarian for 10 years or so I turned vegan two months ago. I've done my research and have had all my responses ready for the usual questions from friends and family ('where do you get your protein et al). But there has been one which has proven harder to respond to, though I feel I know what I want to say, I just don't know how to respond articulately:
"you won't exploit or eat animals but you will wear clothes made by exploited humans"
My response to this has been along the lines of the meat/dairy/egg etc. industry is based on death. An animal HAS to die to produce the end product is dead body. (I'm not denying the clothing industry has HUGE ethics issues in any way shape or form.) I feel the two are not really comparable. A similar thing that has been said to me is "there are thousands of humans dying of war, famine and disease every day..."
I've responded the best as I can, but I still don't feel I can articulately communicate my point, has anyone got any ideas?
Clare.