(move from Vegetarianism. initial content by EricBlazek; ported by Curtbeckmann; expanded by Chriswaterguy) |
(moved content from Vegan (content by User:Ericblazek; moved from WikiGreen and cat added by User:Curtbeckmann) |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
Many vegetarians will still eat eggs and/or [[dairy]], sometimes restricting these to free-range or organic products. (Organic certification often includes a greater emphasis on animal welfare than conventional factory farming). [[Vegan]]s eat no animal products. | Many vegetarians will still eat eggs and/or [[dairy]], sometimes restricting these to free-range or organic products. (Organic certification often includes a greater emphasis on animal welfare than conventional factory farming). [[Vegan]]s eat no animal products. | ||
A vegan is a particular adherent to a stringent vegetarianism, where even animal derived products, inclusing [[dairy]] and [[eggs]] are not consumed. Some even go so far as to avoid all animal products, not just [[food]]: leathers, furs, feathers, bone, etc. | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 02:28, 6 March 2007
Template:Wikipedia p Template:Wikipedia p
Vegetarianism is a life-style choice to forgo the consumption of food from the flesh of animals. People may implement this to varrying degrees. Some vegetarians are more 'strict' than others.
Reasons for vegetarianism include:
- moral reasons (animal welfare) - sometimes rejecting all meat-eating, sometimes rejecting the cruelty of modern farming practices.
- environmental reasons - the greater resource use required to produce meat in many cases; depletion of fishing stocks.
- personal preference
- health
Many vegetarians will still eat eggs and/or dairy, sometimes restricting these to free-range or organic products. (Organic certification often includes a greater emphasis on animal welfare than conventional factory farming). Vegans eat no animal products.
A vegan is a particular adherent to a stringent vegetarianism, where even animal derived products, inclusing dairy and eggs are not consumed. Some even go so far as to avoid all animal products, not just food: leathers, furs, feathers, bone, etc.
External Links
- Vegetarian is the New Prius - on CommonDreams.org, by Kathy Freston, January 20, 2007 the Huffington Post.
Pages in category "Vegetarianism and veganism"
The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.