Are shells considered to be vegan? Or are just certain ones considered not vegan? I have a necklace made of shells, and I have collected shells from the ocean. What's the perspective on this issue?
2007-10-01 04:49:25 · 5 answers · asked by freepaidmoney 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
One could argue that people die in their homes and other people move in... I don't really agree with the fur comparison.
However, I wouldn't wear 'em. Why? Cause people need to stop looking at animals in generally as something they can own or use. Dead or alive.
Hope this helps.
-Ms. Green
2007-10-01 05:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by greenwonderland 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Since a shell is an animal product, it's not vegan. When you collect empty shells, I don't think you're doing any harm except if that shell could be used by another creature (a hermit crab, for example).
I've got shell jewelry too, which I aquired *years* before becoming veg. I can't bring myself to wear it, as I have no idea how the shells were gathered & whether animals died in the process (as is the case with pearls).
2007-10-01 13:23:06 · answer #2 · answered by Catkin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. That's a really good question. o_o...
I'm a vegetarian, And I adore the appearance of a shiny shell.
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I don't think it would be Vegan to collect one though...
Maybe if it were alive, And you put it in a safe environment in your household? Because animals live in shells, So yeah.. >_>
I don't think it would be too Vegan to collect a dead animal's cover?
Think of Turtle shells.. >_>
Yeah. [:
Peace and Love!
2007-10-01 11:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by pj! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I would say non-vegan though. Would it be vegan to wear an animal's fur after it's died of natural causes?
Let's see what the pseudo-vegans here have to say.
2007-10-01 11:55:11 · answer #4 · answered by Love #me#, Hate #me# 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
they're not.
2007-10-01 13:41:49 · answer #5 · answered by dramatic p-dawg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋