What is a Vegan?
A vegan is a strict vegetarian who eliminates, as much as possible, all forms of cruelty to animals in the diet and in daily life. Vegans avoid eggs, dairy products, leather, wool, fur, honey, and silk,úas well as personal care and household items that contain animal products or are tested on animals. Vegans are against the killing or use of any animal for food, clothing, by-products, scientific experimentation, or entertainment. Vegans differ from vegetarians in that they are also against the cruel practices used in raising animals for eggs, milk and milk products, wool, silk, honey, and scientific experimentation.
A vegan is an individual who does not consume any animal products. Animal products include pork, lamb, fish, chicken, turkey, honey, red meat, cheese, and all dairy products. • What are dairy products? Dairy products are those ingredients derived from cows, goats, and other milk producing animals. Dairy products include but are not limited to: • Cheese • Milk • Butter • Cream • Casein (cow’s protein found in many soy products) • Yogurt • Cottage Cheese • and more • Why should dairy products be avoided? Dairy products have proven harmful to the health. Devoid of natural phytochemicals and loaded with antibiotics, uric acid, and other counterproductive components, countless studies have shown the clear cut relation between animal product consumption and disease. In The China Study (The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health), T. Colin Campbell demonstrates the undisputed relationship between animal pr
