No Leather or Silk for the Hard Core Vegetarian
July 1st 2008 12:25 pm
The ethical vegetarian will take extra steps to stop the suffering and death of animals, some even for the insects too.
Leather is the first topic, wearing it does not directly case the death of the animal. For the most part, leather is a byproduct of animals that have been killed for the meat, rennet and other animal products. Their are many vegetarians that do have a ethical dilemma with meat, but no problem what so ever in wearing the leather, this is this way because it is viewed as the animal being killed for its meat not the leather, its just a byproduct. However, their are vegan on the other side of the fence that say wearing the leather indirectly causes the undue suffering of animals.
The vegans point is that it puts money into the hands of the slaughterhouses, also its just as bad as eating the meat. You are still helping with the continuation of institutional animal killings.
Silk wearing is a not for the hard-core vegetarian. The reason for this is if you wear silk it contributes to the cruelty of moth larvae. What is said is the larva is not allowed to grow into a moth and leave its cocoon. The manufacturers of silk boil the larvae alive in order to get longer silk strands from it, which is causing them to suffer.
This is something for you to think about if you are a vegetarian or a vegan or if you are thinking of becoming one. Giving up meat is a hard thing to do in my opinion, but if you believe in this strong enough and you are truly committed to this cause it should be easy enough to do.
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