They’re against domestic animals as a concept, so you’d think. The basic idea is that animals are independent beings, and benefiting from them, with the massive power imbalance in play, is wrong.
Vegetarians are just against slaughter as a practice. And then you might land in between, if you don’t like the way battery hens are treated, for example.
I’ve wondered about the pet thing too and I am vegan.
I’ve brought it up a few times with people and most of the replies were that the pets they had were rescues or strays, so looking after them was better than not, which I kinda get. Vegans who own and ride horses are weird as fuck though and I do not understand their moral stance at all.
Personally, even though I really like playing with cats, I am deeply uncomfortable with owning a being for my entertainment,and said being relying on me for its survival. So I am not having pets.
They’re against domestic animals as a concept, so you’d think. The basic idea is that animals are independent beings, and benefiting from them, with the massive power imbalance in play, is wrong.
Vegetarians are just against slaughter as a practice. And then you might land in between, if you don’t like the way battery hens are treated, for example.
Except the great many vegans who keep pets, as if that was somehow different.
I’ve wondered about the pet thing too and I am vegan.
I’ve brought it up a few times with people and most of the replies were that the pets they had were rescues or strays, so looking after them was better than not, which I kinda get. Vegans who own and ride horses are weird as fuck though and I do not understand their moral stance at all.
Personally, even though I really like playing with cats, I am deeply uncomfortable with owning a being for my entertainment,and said being relying on me for its survival. So I am not having pets.
I don’t share your principles but I have to respect them, it’s nice to see a consistent position instead of carving out self-serving allowances.