Obviously we don’t eat products which are the result of non-human animal exploitation, but are you willing to:
- Buy “vegan” products made using the same manufacturing equipment? (Conveyer belts for example, resulting in near certain contamination).
- Buy vegan products made by the same company which produces non-vegan products? (Buying fries from McDonalds, resulting in more capital for McD’s exploitation).
- Buy vegan products from non-vegan grocery stores? (Pretty hard to avoid for most people, especially those on low income).
Curious to know where everyone stands on this.
Where to draw the line, when it comes down to it, is a very personal decision and depends on a lot of different circumstances. I think we can all agree that the furthest we can move away from animal exploitation is the “best”, but that isn’t always feasible.
It’s a lot like recycling and reducing waste. We don’t need a few people doing it perfectly, we need everyone doing it imperfectly. Just doing it better than now. Any degree you move toward the ideal is worth it, and not making it all the way should not be shameful.