Difference between Vegetarian and Veagan?

Question

I know some Vegetarians dont eat meat at all, some Veagans dont eat/wear any animal products. But then there are people who dont eat red meat but eat fish and consider themselves Vegetarians? Are there levels of Vegetarians and Veagans?

Answer 1

VEGETARIANS:
*Eat NO dead animals, whether they walk, swim or fly
*There is no such thing as a vegetarian who eats fish or birds
*Vegetarians do not eat foods that are *code words* for dead animal, such as "gelatin"
*they can eat dairy and eggs but some choose not to
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VEGANS
*Same as vegetarians
*They also do not eat products that come from animals,
including eggs, dairy or honey
*They do not eat code words for products that come from
animals such as casein (and many others)
*Vegans do not wear products from animals either. This
includes: leather, wool, suede, down, silk etc.
*They purchase products that were not tested on animals or contain animal parts (soaps, health&beauty, toiletries etc.)

Both are lifestyles; they are just on different points on the same path.

http://www.vegsoc.org/newveg/fft/basics.html
The easiest way to remember the categories is that a
vegetarian asks "Did an animal die for this?" A fish is dead, so vegetarians do not eat them

A Vegan asks "Was an animal used for this?" Animals are used to make wool so they do not use it.

Answer 2

There are differences. Vegan is a subset of Vegetarian -- i.e. All Vegans are Vegetarians, but not all Vegetarians are Vegans.

Vegans will not eat any meat including fish and eggs. I don't remember the rest, but there are Ovo-lacto vegetarians and other types.

Even in the different types, there are different reasons for the things they do. For example, some may not eat meat or eggs for dietary reasons, but will wear leather.

Some (usually Vegans) feel that any animal products whatsoever are bad and harmful to the animals. Some even go so far as to not eat Jello because the thickener in it is made from cartilage.

Answer 3

Vegetarian is someone that doesn't eat meat... but still consumes some animal products, dairy and eggs...
(sometimes they are described as ovo-lacto vegetarians... ovo meaning egg, lacto meaning milk)
But vegetarian can also apply to vegans (for example, I am a vegan, but I call myself a vegetarian alot of the time)
Usually vegans just call themselves vegans though...
A vegan is someone who does not eat meat, or any animal product (dairy, milk, honey)
Also vegans don't wear >or use< animal products (leather, wool blah blah)
And most vegans do not use products that have been tested on animals...

As far as "vegetarians" that eat fish...
There is no such thing, as far as I'm concerned. No Ifs, ands, or buts about it...
Fish and birds are animals, and vegetarians don't eat animals...
Sometimes you see (STUPID) websites made by people that do not know what they are talking about... that give you definitions for fish eating "vegetarians"... Don't listen to those websites...
Here are some websites with the definition of a vegetarian:
http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/nutshell.htm#what
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.html
http://www.ivu.org/faq/definitions.html
http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9381853
Hope that helped.

Answer 4

vegetarians dont eat meat bue veagans dont eat dairy product or wear animal

Answer 5

Vegetarian - no meat, but dairy products such as milk and cheese
Vegan - no meat, no dairy. Vegans use soy milk.

Answer 6

"But then there are people who dont eat red meat but eat fish and consider themselves Vegetarians? Are there levels of Vegetarians and Veagans?" == YES

Pesce-vegetarians eat fish/seafood

Lacto-ovo-vegetarians eat milk/dairy/eggs

Vegans avoid any and all meat products, including honey (those poor bees!), leather (that cow gave his life for my shoes), and often disdain pet ownership (let it be free!)

Answer 7

there are diffrent types of vegans....vegitarian,lacto ovo,microbiotic,lacto vegitarian,fruitarian.ect,ect!

this site helps explain what each type is - http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/OtherInfo/VegetarianTypes.htm

also take a brief look at - http://www.peta2.com

p.s. watch some of the videos on peta2..it explains alot of stuff about what you eat that you dont know-i.e. KFC abuses their chickens,most farmers abuse their animlas such as pigs chickens etc.


hope i helped!

Answer 8

If your a vegitarian you don't eat meat. A vegan eats no animal products. If someone's eating fish, they're not really a vegitarian.

Answer 9

veggies dont eat meat, vegans dont eat animal products.
yeah ive heard that too, i think they're kinda pathetic. if your a veggie then you dont eat meat period. my dad doesnt eat red meats and he doesnt consider himself a veggie and when ppl ask all i say is "he doesnt eat red meats" not "he's a veggie" there's a big diff there.
p.s. im a veggie

Answer 10

some religions make their believers vegetarian for a few days a month. 1 such religion is buddism.