This little post today will deal with issues other than food, so if you want to skip, feel free.
However, I want to talk about other vegan issues. By now you've read so many of the reasons why I began eating vegan--health, environment, conscious/ethics. For that same reason, I began looking at my entire life in a different way. That leather jacket I've had for over twenty years...? Angora sweaters... All of a sudden, I began looking at my clothing in a different way.
But even before then I started buying makeup, health and cleaning products that were cruelty free. I didn't like the idea of animals being tested just so I could wear mascara. Really, companies have been using the same ingredients for decades. Either these companies know how they work or they don't--you don't have to test the same things over and over and over. Sadly enough, in my quest, I've also discovered that we slather horrible chemicals all over ourselves and spray it into our environment. But I digress. Today I prefer to look for vegan products if I can--those that are not tested on animals and also don't use animal ingredients.
I only bring this topic up only because I discovered that, as I began to question my food choices, I began looking at more areas of my life. If you do too, don't be surprised! :)
Some people take the road to the opposite direction :-) They start using non-animal tested products and then stop using animal products in clothing, and finally stop eating animal products.
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I would stay using wool.
A lot of non-animal clothing options, especially to our latitudes, are using oil or other ingredients that are more harmful for the future, or use more water during the process, or are nastier in the human rights aspect (like exploitation of poor people etc.)
Most domestic sheep and alpaca farmers are very good with their animals, they are not harmed in any way, and the wool is handled ecologically soundly etc. Support the local fiber producers, buy wool and stay warm :-)
Wool has also other wonderful qualities. It stays warm even when wet, and it doesn't burn (at least easily).