Is it ok for a vegan to purchase a vegan meal (if one existed) from McDonalds bearing in mind the extent of their use of meat and fish?
What about a product that 'may contain traces of milk' owing to the manufacture of non-vegan products with the same equipment?
If yes to both of those (I'd definitely have the latter as there's been no intention to put milk in the product I'm going to eat; not sure about the former - if I was really hungry and it was the only place open - maybe) what's the difference with, say, avoiding a vegan shampoo or washing-up liquid or whatever, if the manufacturer tests some of its other products on animals?
What if a vegan company was owned by a larger company that might have unethical policies with regard to animals?
If the product is vegan, or even the company, how far removed should we go in finding instances of associated animal products or testing?
If I buy clothes I'm highly likely to buy them from a store that also sells leather in some form, whether shoes or belts or whatever.
It might even be possible for companies who sell such items as televisions or computers or mobile phones to be involved, from the raw materials necessary or glues, etc, to be unethical.
What about this (silly extreme, maybe) - I pay to watch sport and they use a leather ball.
Are all these just daft examples and if we were to go to these extremes we would make life very difficult for ourselves?
Just how far do we go as vegans re (for wont of a better expression) 'associated cruelty' ?
What about a product that 'may contain traces of milk' owing to the manufacture of non-vegan products with the same equipment?
If yes to both of those (I'd definitely have the latter as there's been no intention to put milk in the product I'm going to eat; not sure about the former - if I was really hungry and it was the only place open - maybe) what's the difference with, say, avoiding a vegan shampoo or washing-up liquid or whatever, if the manufacturer tests some of its other products on animals?
What if a vegan company was owned by a larger company that might have unethical policies with regard to animals?
If the product is vegan, or even the company, how far removed should we go in finding instances of associated animal products or testing?
If I buy clothes I'm highly likely to buy them from a store that also sells leather in some form, whether shoes or belts or whatever.
It might even be possible for companies who sell such items as televisions or computers or mobile phones to be involved, from the raw materials necessary or glues, etc, to be unethical.
What about this (silly extreme, maybe) - I pay to watch sport and they use a leather ball.
Are all these just daft examples and if we were to go to these extremes we would make life very difficult for ourselves?
Just how far do we go as vegans re (for wont of a better expression) 'associated cruelty' ?