What is a vegan
WHAT IS A VEGAN?
A vegan is a person who knowingly chooses not to consume, use or wear any products produced from animals or containing animal by-products and avoids products tested on animals.
Vegans do not eat meat (fish, shellfish, livestock or poultry) eggs, dairy products, honey, gelatine or use leather, fur, silk, wool, cosmetics or soaps derived from animal products.
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SO WHAT DO VEGANS EAT AND USE?
Everything else!
The plant world offers all we could want or need. There is a huge abundance of foods for us to enjoy and synthetic or plant based fibres for everything else.
We have painstakingly studied food labels in supermarkets across New Zealand and compiled
The Big Book of Vegan Products.
You can download that now for free >>
WHY DO PEOPLE BECOME VEGAN? >>
Watch the documentary Earthlings. Be advised, strong content >>
Why vegan
Veganism,
the good choice
GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Eating further down the food chain (eating plants rather
than animals) has a big impact on your carbon footprint.
A plant-based diet requires far less water and far less land
than a diet heavy in animal products. A plant-based diet makes sure less methane is released into the atmosphere.
GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH
A plant-based diet is naturally high in fibre, vitamins and
minerals and low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
Eating a wholefood vegan diet can reduce your chance of
heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. Studies
show that people who live off a plant-based diet live longer,
healthier lives than those who dont.
GOOD FOR THE ANIMALS
Even in free range systems, animals raised for food are
treated as commodities, rather than as sentient beings with
emotional and physical needs. Avoiding all animal products
is easy once youre in the flow and reduces the suffering
of exploited creatures.
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