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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Funnily, this drives at a niche thought experiment in vegan circles: "Is eating roadkill vegan?" That is, is veganism not fully a subset of a plant-based diet*? The Vegan Society's definition is roughly what most vegans would go by even if they've never heard it:

Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment.

To be absolutely clear, no vegan takes this thought experiment seriously. Vegans would prefer the animal be left alone to be consumed by e.g. other animals, and some hypothetical vegan delusional enough to pull that card would be ostracized immediately and plausibly worse than if they'd bought meat to eat for themselves.


* Notably, no, it isn't. Regardless of this particular scenario, there are edge case scenarios you can come up with that vegans would consider vegan but are definitionally not plant-based – because veganism stipulates "as far as is possible and practicable" while a PBD is a bright line.