Vegetarians: is Lanolin considered vegetarian (not vegan) Yes or No?

Question

As you may know, lanolin comes from sheep's wool and obtaining lanolin is no more harmful to sheep than shaving the sheep (I know plenty of vegetarians who wear wool sweaters). Would lanolin-derived Vitamin D in a product that is otherwise completely plant-based mean that the product was not acceptable to vegetarians, or should NOT be labeled vegetarian? Please don't tell me it's not VEGAN, I know difference between vegetarian and vegan and know that this would not be a vegan product. Thanks for your time.

Answer 1

Technically, yes, it's considered a vegetarian product.

Sadly, however, I have learned that wool (and by extension lanolin) can be, but are not necessarily,a slaughterhouse byproduct. Shearing the wool can hurt the sheep because the shearers are paid per sheep, so they have every incentive to be quick.

Answer 2

Technically, yes, it's considered a vegetarian product.

Sadly, however, I have learned that wool (and by extension lanolin) can be, but are not necessarily,a slaughterhouse byproduct. Shearing the wool can hurt the sheep because the shearers are paid per sheep, so they have every incentive to be quick.

Answer 3

No for several reasons: 1) I do not know beyond a shadow of a doubt that those animals can't feel pain. Science can, and has, been wrong plenty of times. I do not trust science enough to eat any animal. 2) It is meat. That is not a semantics statement. It is meat. If it came from an animal that had to die so I can eat it, then that is what it is. I have said I will not eat meat and so I will not. 3) Also, who are we to define how evolved some animal is? Now I do not think reptiles are going to be doing calculus anytime soon. However, we used to think we were the only animals who could communicate through language. Now we know that elephants, monkeys, dolphins, etc all communicate in some way or other that is widely understood and taught, ergo language. For all we know, reptiles can think, they just can't communicate. What we THINK is correct for how to define intelligence in humans may have evolved completely differently in a different species of animal. 4) As for insects not having consciousness, praying mantises can be kept as a pet. They live for a year and can be taught simple tricks like walking up your arm to drink from a tiny cup you are holding. They also eventually develop a familiarity to a human if you keep them as a pet. They will eventually stay on your hand, arm or shoulder instead of trying to walk away after only a few weeks. They seem conscious to me.

Answer 4

Lanolin is from a sheep , sheep are not vegetables, lanolin is natural but not vegetarian.

Answer 5

if it comes from a sheep, im sorry but it isnt vegetarian.
its different that people wear wool sweaters, but if you are consuming something from a sheep, it is not vegetarian. sorry.

Answer 6

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ITS FROM A SHEEP
UNLESS SHEEP ARE NOW VEGETABLES,