should vegetarians wear uggs or sit on leather couches?

Question

I tried to convince my vegetarian sister not to, but she didn't seem to think it was as bad as eating a hamburger.

Answer 1

I also say it's slightly hypocritical, but it does depend on whether you're a vegetarian for moral or dietary reasons. If for moral reasons, then it is hypocritical. I have been vegetarian (not vegan) for 8 years and I refuse to wear leather or suede or support the leather industry at all (furniture, clothing, accessories like shoes, purses, wallets, etc.).

Answer 2

not all Uggs are really Ugg kind. Ask her about it, plenty are made with pretend-fur. i'm a vegetarian (wellbeing causes) and that i had 2 pairs of ugg-like boots, and both were made with manmade components. Your dad and mom offered those issues, not you, for this reason you're literally not a hypocrite. in case you purchase beauty products that were examined on animals or leather-depending shoes, definite that can make you a hypocrite, yet your dad and mom' products, you have not got any administration over (till you pontificate at them, which isn't a good approach).

Answer 3

WEll, it sounds like it's your sister's choice whether or not she thinks that it's against her morals to do those things. HOWEVER, I think that the general consensus among vegetarians is that we should not wear uggs. THey have non sheepskin substitutes, so by wearing them she is needlessly having sheep be treated brutally for her own benefit (a hypocritical thing for a moral veg*an to do). Unless, of course, she purchased the shoes before going veg, in which case she most definetly should wear them so that they're being used. I for one as a vegetarian do not sit on leather, but I don't think that many others are as overzealous as I am.

But really, anything that she's doing to try to eliminate animal cruelty is great. So however enthusiastic she is about being veg, go her!

EDIT: ANd of course, go you for supporting her!

Answer 4

Depends on why you are a vegetarian, but i dont think it matters either way you are who you are and if you want to be a vegetarian and sit on a leather couch while your eating your dinner than so be it that is why we live in america...freedom

Answer 5

It's a person's personal choice.

By not sitting on them the animal won't come back anyway. The vegetarian concept is not to kill animals for food. The less people want meat (and fur/leather etc for vegans) the less animals will be killed. (Vegans don't use ANY animal products in their diet - If she claimed to be a vegan and wore uggs then she would be lying).By not sitting on a couch nothing is going to change. I am a vegetarian. I would not buy a leather couch nor wear uggs, but I would sit on a couch if there was nowhere else to sit. It doesn't mean that I don't respect the animal that the leather came from. It means that by making a fuss over that, I'm not going to either bring back the animal or make anyone support my beliefs.

Some definitions that might help you understand the concepts

Vegetarian: Practice of not eating meat, poultry or fish or their by-products, with or without the use of dairy products or eggs.

Often broken down further into OVO-LACTO, and LACTO. Vegetarians may or may not try and minimize their non food use of animals like vegans.

Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian: same as VEGAN but also eats eggs and milk products. This is the most 'popular' form of Vegetarianism in many Western countries..

Lacto Vegetarian: Same as VEGAN, but also eats milk products.

Veggie -- Shortened nick-name for a VEGETARIAN; often includes VEGANs.

Strict vegetarian: originally meant vegan, now can mean vegan or vegetarian.

Vegan: excludes animal flesh (meat, poultry, fish and seafood), animal products (eggs and dairy), and usually excludes honey and the wearing and use of animal products (leather, silk, wool, lanolin, gelatin...).

The major vegan societies all disallow honey, but some "vegans" still use it. Some "vegans" also refuse to eat yeast products.

Dietary Vegan: follows a vegan diet, but doesn't necessarily try and exclude non-food uses of animals.

Definitions of some other confusing terms

Semi-Vegetarian: Eats less meat than average person. See also PSEUDO-VEGETARIAN.

Pseudo-Vegetarian: Claims to be vegetarian, but isn't. Often used by VEGETARIANS to describe SEMI-VEGETARIANs, and PESCETARIANs.

Pescetarian: Similar to VEGETARIAN, but also consumes fish. (often is a person avoiding factory-farming techniques...) See also PSEUDO-VEGETARIAN.

Fruitarian: Same as VEGAN, but only eats foods that don't kill the plant (apples can be picked without killing plant, carrots cannot).

Vegetable Consumer: Means anyone who consumes vegetables. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.

Herbivore: Mainly eats grass or plants. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.

Plant-Eater: Mainly eats plants. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.

Nonmeat-Eater: Does not eat meat. Most definitions do not consider fish, fowl or seafood to be meat. Animal fats and oils, bonemeal and skin are not considered meat.

Kosher: Made according to a complex set of Jewish dietary laws. Does not imply VEGAN in any case. Does not imply OVO-LACTO VEGETARIAN in any case. Even KOSHER products containing milk products may contain some types of animals which are not considered 'meat'.

Pareve/Parve: One category in KOSHER dietary laws. Made without meat or milk products or their derivatives. Eggs and true fish are pareve, shellfish are not.

Nondairy: Does not have enough percentage of milkfat to be called dairy. May actually contain milk or milk derivatives.

Nonmeat: Made without meat. May include eggs, milk, cheese. Sometimes even included animal fats, seafood, fish, fowl.

Answer 6

I believe those who don't wear leather or buy leather are Vegans. My son doesn't eat meat but swears he isn't a Vegetarian he is making a statement about the food he eats. I learned about this because he chose to not eat meat.

Answer 7

It supports the same industry, so your sister needs to start following her own rules.

However, vegetarians do just follow the diet for the most part, as that is the only rule. Vegans have the whole lifestyle.

Answer 8

not all vegitarians choose to not eat meat b/c of the animal. I, myself choose not to (red)meat because I don't feel that it is good for my body & I have no problem with people who do eat it & I love my uggs & birks!!!

Many people do it as a health choice - not an animal rights choice.

Also - not that this really helps w/ the answer, but you should know that the leather used for suede does not come from the same cow that produces meat (and a whole different one produces milk)

Answer 9

If I remember correctly some vegetarians still wear fur and leather. But if they're a vegan and do that? They aren't a vegan.

Answer 10

NO! Well, we shouldn't BUY uggs or leather couches, but I guess we can sit on them. And leather is worse than uggs, though they're both bad.