Why are you vegan?

mountainvegan · 01-26-2004, 04:54 PM

Sorry if this has been asked recently, but this question comes up sometimes on another board and I'm curious about the answers here.

I'm vegan for ethical reasons only, although I do like the health and environmental results, too. If there were no ethical considerations, I would probably be "almost vegan" for health and environmental reasons each by themselves.

downwithapathy · 01-26-2004, 05:03 PM

I definitely went vegetarian for AR/Ethical reasons. I do believe health-type reasons played a role in my going vegan, though certainly not moreso than the AR stuff (which got my vote in the poll).
Regardless of why I initially went vegan, I consider all of the above reasons for my remaining such.

jenzie · 01-26-2004, 05:06 PM

What Sonja said.

mountainvegan · 01-26-2004, 05:43 PM

I just realized this would have been better placed in the Vegan FAQ forum. I guess I was anticipating the answers.

herbi · 01-26-2004, 05:48 PM

whoops! I think you're right!

Here we go......
*whoooooooooooshhhhh!*
done!

mountainvegan · 01-26-2004, 06:14 PM

Thanks, herbi.

Sorry 'bout the mishap.

herbi · 01-26-2004, 06:28 PM

ain't no thang!

Ariann · 01-26-2004, 07:37 PM

Religious reasons, which sort of falls under ethical, but not exactly.

iamtheqbu · 01-26-2004, 08:12 PM

Yeah, AR/Ethics got me curious, the environment, human rights and health got me hooked and never looking back.

bearhino · 01-26-2004, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mountainvegan
Sorry if this has been asked recently, but this question comes up sometimes on another board and I'm curious about the answers here.

I'm vegan for ethical reasons only, although I do like the health and environmental results, too. If there were no ethical considerations, I would probably be "almost vegan" for health and environmental reasons each by themselves.

well i vegan, for the all these reasons too, but if i had to put them in order--

i think it is nasty

health

enviroment

and yes compassion/ethics would be the last on this list.

just to put things into perspective.

i am compassionate person, but it would still come up last, with these reasons.

gladcow · 01-26-2004, 08:56 PM

I first became vegan for the health aspects, but as I read more and more I embrace all that defines "vegan"

pB0t · 01-26-2004, 10:31 PM

Ethics. Health and environment are nice perks though.

Beanqueen · 01-27-2004, 07:47 AM

AR reasons - the health benefits are a bonus though!!

sheila · 01-27-2004, 10:14 AM

For the animals, good health is just a happy side effect. You can't really be vegan for health reasons since it is a lifestyle not a diet. One wouldn't not wear silk, leather, wool for health reasons. or avoid medications, household products and cosmetics that are animal tested and contain animal ingredients. If a person goes "vegan" for health reasons they are really a "strict vegetarian"

gladcow · 01-27-2004, 10:18 AM

It is possible to become total vegetarian for health reasons, and then make the lifestyle transition as one becomes more knowledgable...

View Poll Results: Why are you vegan? (primary reason)
AR / Ethical / Compassion	203	78.99%
Health	19	7.39%
Environment	10	3.89%
Animal products are nasty	13	5.06%
Other	12	4.67%
Voters: 257. You may not vote on this poll

01-26-2004, 04:54 PM	#1
mountainvegan Reprazents Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,348	Why are you vegan? Sorry if this has been asked recently, but this question comes up sometimes on another board and I'm curious about the answers here. I'm vegan for ethical reasons only, although I do like the health and environmental results, too. If there were no ethical considerations, I would probably be "almost vegan" for health and environmental reasons each by themselves. __________________ Stop vegan welfarist advocacy. The abolitionist approach is the only road to justice.

01-26-2004, 05:03 PM	#2
downwithapathy I used to be Sonja. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 6,966	I definitely went vegetarian for AR/Ethical reasons. I do believe health-type reasons played a role in my going vegan, though certainly not moreso than the AR stuff (which got my vote in the poll). Regardless of why I initially went vegan, I consider all of the above reasons for my remaining such. __________________ Kindness counts!

01-26-2004, 05:06 PM	#3
jenzie up close, far away Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,578	What Sonja said. __________________ [FONT=Arial]Cherish yesterday. Dream tomorrow. Live like crazy today.[/FONT]

01-26-2004, 05:43 PM	#4
mountainvegan Reprazents Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,348	I just realized this would have been better placed in the Vegan FAQ forum. I guess I was anticipating the answers. __________________ Stop vegan welfarist advocacy. The abolitionist approach is the only road to justice.

01-26-2004, 05:48 PM	#5
herbi Reprazents Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 5,030	whoops! I think you're right! Here we go...... whoooooooooooshhhhh! done!

01-26-2004, 06:14 PM	#6
mountainvegan Reprazents Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,348	Thanks, herbi. Sorry 'bout the mishap. __________________ Stop vegan welfarist advocacy. The abolitionist approach is the only road to justice.

01-26-2004, 06:28 PM	#7
herbi Reprazents Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 5,030	ain't no thang!

01-26-2004, 07:37 PM	#8
Ariann Reprazents Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: EWR (Union County, NJ) Posts: 2,892	Religious reasons, which sort of falls under ethical, but not exactly.

01-26-2004, 08:12 PM	#9
iamtheqbu anti-social Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Conneaut Lake, PA Posts: 745	Yeah, AR/Ethics got me curious, the environment, human rights and health got me hooked and never looking back. __________________ You never believe me when I say stupid things! - Jenn

01-26-2004, 08:56 PM	#11
gladcow Awssa Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 14,854	I first became vegan for the health aspects, but as I read more and more I embrace all that defines "vegan"

01-26-2004, 10:31 PM	#12
pB0t Disliker of meat/eggs/dairy Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 167	Ethics. Health and environment are nice perks though. __________________

01-27-2004, 07:47 AM	#13
Beanqueen Reprazents Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 609	AR reasons - the health benefits are a bonus though!!

01-27-2004, 10:14 AM	#14
sheila Reprazents Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 196	For the animals, good health is just a happy side effect. You can't really be vegan for health reasons since it is a lifestyle not a diet. One wouldn't not wear silk, leather, wool for health reasons. or avoid medications, household products and cosmetics that are animal tested and contain animal ingredients. If a person goes "vegan" for health reasons they are really a "strict vegetarian"

01-27-2004, 10:18 AM	#15
gladcow Awssa Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 14,854	It is possible to become total vegetarian for health reasons, and then make the lifestyle transition as one becomes more knowledgable...

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