Neither would I but what about the hide?
Comment on Why isn't it considered vegan to harvest animals who die naturally?
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
To me it’s not a matter of ethics but a matter of health. Unless you saw the animal die from something that clearly isn’t disease I wouldn’t trust meat I just found laying around.
baggins@lemmy.ca 12 hours ago
tanisnikana@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I trust old meat I find lying around. It may be a different color, but it still spends the same.
tyler@programming.dev 12 hours ago
It doesn’t have to be edible. Glue, gelatin for skin mimicry, clothing, and bones for weapons, etc are all non-edible uses of animals.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Good point. I forgot vegans included all that stuff and not just eating animal products.
UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
For me personally: Veganism is also about signaling to the outside world. Suppose I were to skin an animal that died naturally and make a jacket out of it, this would probably be the most ethical way to produce a leather jacket. But I still wouldn’t wear it, because by doing so I would signal to the outside world that it’s okay to wear the skinned hide of animals. Outsiders can’t know under what circumstances I got the leather.
It’s perhaps a bit more radical, but I also throw away non-vegan foods that I get unintentionally. Simply because I don’t want to project to the outside: “Here you go. I would never eat it because I find it unethical, but if you eat it, then that’s okay.”