Can Vegans eat honey?
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neveroddoreven
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no. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian
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No. That's like asking if vegetarians can eat lamb...
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Vegans can eat anything...they just choose not to. Ummmm..if I call my boyfriend "Honey", does that count?
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i eat honey. its not like theyre killing the bees to make it.
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It depends on the beliefs of the vegetarian. Some would not because they would hold that honey is an animal product. Others would have no problem because honey is produced from vegetable roots in a natural fashion what does not intentionally introduce animal (meat) products. Most especially animal products introduced by human intervention. It's up to the individual.
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I think the ones I have know do it eat, because it is being made by an animal, but externally. The bees will make the honey weather we eat it or not. It isn't even like cows that are being forced into lactation. Bees are doing what comes naturally to them.
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You can eat anything you want. People who define themselves as vegans choose not to eat honey: "Veganism is a philosophical position and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Vegans endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind. The most common reasons for becoming a vegan are ethical commitment or moral convictions concerning animal rights, the environment, human health, and spiritual or religious concerns. Of particular concern are the practices involved in factory farming and animal testing, and the intensive use of land and other resources required for animal farming." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism
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Depends on what kinda mood she's in yo...;)
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A true vegan would not eat honey. A vegetarian, if they like it, would.
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As long as it's not my honey. :)
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There is a broad spectrum of definitions of vegans and vegetarians. The honey debate is an old one. One side will say it is an animal product, the other side will say it is an animal by-product given by nature. It falls into the same catagory as "should christians eat shellfish?". Religion, dietary restrictions, adhereing to a philosophy etc are all a personal choice and as long as no one harms another, everyone is happy. I personally think that if a person is going to eat animal product, they should at least once in their life take part in the slaughter and processing of the animal.
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Yes, honey is not an animal product it is regurgitated nectar. Now if your doing this for animal rights thats another thing.
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No they usually do not. Neither do they use standard sugar as it's filtered through charcoal that comes from animal bones.
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No. but vegeterians can.
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A vegan might say one should not form human-bee policies using the bourgeoisie-proletariat model. Although I agree with this idea, it is of negligible significance when juxtaposed to other reasons for choosing a vegan lifestyle. This does not mean that vegans may not use bees to pollinate plants because that is a win-win situation. However, one could interpret honey use for humans as depriving the workers (bees) of the good(s) that they toiled to make for themselves.
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A true vegan wouldn't.
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good question!!!
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No
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No, if you take into consideration that the bees made the honey. But, honey is not made FROM the bees, so some vegans may eat it. I guess it would depend on your reason for eating a vegan diet.
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I would.
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I'm an actual vegan who is follows the guidelines of veganism and never sways. No slight to you, but if you venture into any form of eating animal byproducts, you are not really a vegan, just a vegetarian. You can check the dictionary on that one. The answer to the honey question is NO. We do not eat honey as it is an animal byproduct in that the bees (and yes we know they are insects, just choose not to be cruel) work very hard and are subject to enslavement to reproduce their regurgitation you feast on as honey. To each his own, eat it if you so desire, just don;t call yourself a vegan while doing so.
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