Is rennet harvested from live or dead animals?
Yes, it’s from a dead calf… As to the fertilizer question, yes, it could be considered non-vegan to purchase organic produce because organic produce is fertilized with only organic materials, typically organic seed meal but also slaughterhouse waste (I’ve looked into this extensively). It’s possible to grow organic produce without the use of any animal waste (basically seed meal and crop rotation and other sustainable farming practices). There’s a growing movement in vegan-organic farming (there’s even a website I found that is a bunch of organic growers that only use vegan-organic methods). I would say that it is a statement that vegans do NOT want rendered animals used to fertilize their produce, if it is avoidable – so therein lies your answer. http://www.veganorganic.net/ (this is a network in the UK) http://www.ecobus
