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This is my second day eating veganistic. I still have some home made chicken meals frozen in and about 800 grams of frozen chicken breast. The latter one bought one day before expiring. It’s frozen but it’ll be harder to give away for that reason.

What should I do with it?? Throwing it away feels bad..

A friend of mine is in a position to adopt a lactating dairy cow.

The cow doesn't have a calf currently. I understand that not being milked is uncomfortable for dairy cows.

Should the cow be milked? If so, what should be done with the milk? Are there any rescue organisations that will take donations of milk to feed rescued calves? Alternatively, is there any way the cow's discomfort could be eased, without milking her?

Asking this for myself

Edit: thanks guys, I think I got a clear answer. Today has marked my first day without animal products and I’m going to continue and come back here for the tips! ^^

I am play-based at this point, but I don’t necessarily subscribe totally to vegan philosophy described here in this sub. Yet I do consider myself vegan. Is there another name I can use? For example, I do eat honey, but do not eat any milk, eggs, dairy, or animals.

Is that healthy or not

I was looking in the meat free freezer and bought cauliflower cheese grills. I didn't think about it, but there's milk in it. What should I do? I could give it to my siblings.

Hey everyone! I am a vegan and to my pleasant surprise a friend of mine asked me for some vegan recipes today! However they have Celiac disease, Crohns disease, and are allergic to tree nuts. I have some recipes but was curious if there are any vegans in here that have these restrictions that may have any additional information or advice?

just curious, ive heard differing stances on animal products. i understand why some vegans avoid leather or the like, but i can’t understand why wool is sometimes considered worse than the alternative

I recently stopped consuming food that comes from animals.

I still have a few leather items. 2 jackets, one of which was given by my mother (so it's like leather from the 80s), belts and shoes.

All of these items are still perfectly functional. My opinion is that getting rid of them (and therefore buying new ones) would be wasteful and an act of unnecessary consumption. To me, it genuinely sounds worse than to keep using what I already have.

I'd be interested to hear other perspectives, though. Do you agree? Why or why not?

I asked this previously without much response.

How can the vegan movement improve?

• What are ways the vegan movement can accelerate convincing the general population?
• What could the typical vegan do to help the movement?

So I went vegan in May and my hair has thinned (I’m a woman) more than it ever has in my entire life. I have never had a period of shedding like I have since starting this diet and it seems to keep thinning and thinning.

I worked with a dietician when going vegan so I track what I eat and eat enough and balance of macronutrients and micronutrients from what I can tell.

I am so confused why this would be happening. This is the only major change I have had and the timing lines up perfectly within a month or two after starting and has continued until today still

I want to know if others have this and if they found out why or fixed it

Is owning taxidermy okay? (That wasn’t hunted for its skin/fur) example being a family heirloom that contains taxidermy or animal fur. I own some animal bones and a few mounts that my grandfather gave Me. is it ethically okay to keep them? They’re already dead and they weren’t killed for the sake of being mounted (they Were roadkill i Believe)

can I still eat eggs (read whole question). My aunt has some hens (currently no rooster) and obviously they lay eggs. They are free roam but have access to a coop at all times, get fed actua food not slop and are quite frankly spoiled. they lay eggs (obviously). Would it be okay to still eat said eggs knowing I know how they’re raised and came from?

opinion on ox pulling? (head yoke/nova Scotia style) on farms for crops, not events hauling cement blocks

is it okay to own animals farm animals? ex:sheep, cattle, chickens, etc as pets not as food?

in advance thank you and I apologize if these are dumb questions or if my grammar is bad.

Is the vegan Movement failing?

If so, how does the vegan Movement improve?

This is not currently practical but could be with advanced future technology. For example, genetically engineering lions so they don't have to hunt.

One website that goes into detail on this idea is the Abolition Project by David Pierce (https://www.abolitionist.com/) though I'm not just talking about his vision or saying I agree with it on all points.

If, hypothetically, someone was able to create meat without creating sentient beings, would that count as vegan food, or would it be non-vegan food but still ethical according to vegans?

Sheep need to be sheared for their wool in the summer so they don't suffocate and overheat. If anything this is good for the animal. Why is using the byproduct of this bad?

I have a guest coming to my Friendsgiving and they are vegan. (I don’t know them that well) They offered to bring their own meal but I felt like a poor host if I didn’t have anything for them to eat. I want to make something they can eat that is substantial (not just a side of vegetables or potatoes). People have suggested pasta salad and soup, but I feel like that’s not enough. So as vegans, ideally what would you like to eat at an event like this? And does anyone have any suggestions on what to make?

Hi there, I am looking to purchase driving gloves as a gift for my partner, as they've mentioned a few times that driving for prolonged periods of time hurts their hand where they touch the wheel, and also they've commented atleast twice to me that driving gloves 'look cool'. I thought it would be an easy google search, but while I've found some options, none of them seem perfect. I'm always suspicious of judging quality of an item ordered online, especially through a 3rd party marketplace like amazon. My partner doesn't want to support amazon regardless so I won't be buying through them, I've instead been looking on etsy, but as mentioned haven't found anything perfect.

Are there are reputable vegan clothing brands producing faux leather gloves? Ideally of the fingerless variety, as well. I live in Australia so am prepared to pay international shipping as well if there aren't any suitable options from Australian companies, but would ideally hope to find something for under $200 USD. Have any of you bought faux leather gloves you particularly liked, or, have you run into any brands to stay away from?

Well its a genuine question from me.

Was it bought by another company that sells it to mainland china and therefore would be tested on animals?

If so what are the cruelty free alternatives?

Just wondering if there is a distinction made or if it's "if you're willing to eat animal based products, then you're not really helping by just not eating meat"

Health seems to be a big vegan argument, the risk of cancer in consumption of red meat seems to be a main point in that argument. But with the exclusion of red meat, could a vegan diet be healthier than diet that contains fish and poultry?

I've been going down the rabbit hole of reading about wildfires, fire shelters and preparations for such. A lot of the advice I've come across highlights that if someone has to shelter in place from a wildfire consuming their home, they should have various things to hand, including heavy woollen blankets. I understand the idea is to have something dense, non-synthetic and natural that would have less chance of providing oxygen to feed the fire/move it that step closer to your body. I'm curious as to whether this would be deemed 'acceptable' in buying/gathering such blankets in preparation for those who live in fire-prone areas.

I need as much info for this as possible (my effect on animals by doing this can be in the most indirect way possible, i just need to know about it), because it might influence my decision about it.

I have heard a lot about traditional zoos and how they’re terribly exploitative of animals, but what about places that seem like more of a grey area?

Around where I live theres a place called Northwest Trek that has a a variety of local animals. There’s a large open area with tram tours, but also smaller exhibits with animals to walk around to as well, like a zoo.

The general idea as far as I can see is that it provides a large area for animals to be kept safe, and restore harmed animals, but they’re of course also used for entertainment, and I’m sure they feed many animals other animals too.

Is a place like this acceptable to financially support?

Emulsifiers - like xanthan gum, lecithin and guar gum - have been making headlines recently due to research that indicates these ingredients can substantially increase cancer risk. I'm already a compulsive label-reader, so I've started looking more closely at certain meat substitutes and unfortunately have found these apparently dangerous emulsifiers in them - namely, Light Life vegan hot dogs and TJ's meatless ground beef. I like these two meat substitutes in particular because they're very robust in terms of protein, but don't feel like it's safe to eat them anymore.

I'm sure these emulsifiers are present in many other plant-based food products, but as I do not follow an exclusively plant-based diet, I'm not aware of the extent - cheeses, non-dairy milks/yogurts, etc.

Wondering how concerned vegans might be about these research findings, if at all.

EDIT: For those asking...

https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/food-emulsifiers-linked-to-increased-breast-and-prostate-cancer-risk-384070

https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004338%20

https://wsvn.com/news/investigations/researchers-at-university-of-miami-are-looking-into-the-recent-spike-in-colon-cancer-in-young-adults/

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00017-2/fulltext

I am myself a vegan but i feed my dog non vegan diet. I support everything about veganism except this.