According to that, it most often is, but not necessarily. Some people aren't concerned with the veganism, just the opposition to capitalism, so they'll eat something discarded even if it is not vegan or vegetarian.
yes. and that's what makes the most difference between the two - veganism is conscious living (and of course a commpasionate one) while freeganism is just my-boo way of life.
Well, that is an interesting question: Does eating the tossed out food (meat or not, dairy or not) contribute to the harm of animals?
The vegan society's description of what veganism is doesn't say you can't eat meat, it says that veganism is:
"...a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude-as far as is possible and practical-all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose."
Since eating the tossed meat isn't contributing the exploitation of animals, one could make the argument that it is still a vegan act.
I still wouldn't eat meat, mind you (not that I am freegan).
It's not contributing to the exploitation, directly, true, but does it not, in some way reinforce the idea that animals are food, and contribute that way? I mean, slaughtered or not, it's still an animal, or at least a part of one. Would a freegan who openly seeks out and enjoys meat still be able to call themselves a "vegan"? My opinion on that is that they can't, at least, not if their reason for calling themselves a "vegan" is animal rights, since they're still operating under the belief that animals are acceptable sustenance for humans.
But that's just how I feel about the whole thing, and I'm just as full of crap as anyone else. I just have a hard time considering it "vegan" to eat animals, whether it's paid for or not.
Freeganism is the practice of eating food that has been thrown out or wasted. It's also about not letting animal products go to waste. Dumpstering is basically the same thing as freeganism, but freegans are usually vegans/vegetarians who don't want things to go to waste.
I used to be a pretty hardcore freegan, but stopped for a while. Now I get really, really sick if I eat dairy, and I've never ever eaten dumpstered meat before. Scraps and something that has just been thrown out, yes. But if I don't know how long it's been in the trash, I won't touch it.
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According to that, it most often is, but not necessarily. Some people aren't concerned with the veganism, just the opposition to capitalism, so they'll eat something discarded even if it is not vegan or vegetarian.
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Death to America! ;)
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If you still look at a tossed-out package of animal flesh and think of it as "food," that's not very vegan, is it?
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The vegan society's description of what veganism is doesn't say you can't eat meat, it says that veganism is:
"...a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude-as far as is possible and practical-all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose."
Since eating the tossed meat isn't contributing the exploitation of animals, one could make the argument that it is still a vegan act.
I still wouldn't eat meat, mind you (not that I am freegan).
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But that's just how I feel about the whole thing, and I'm just as full of crap as anyone else. I just have a hard time considering it "vegan" to eat animals, whether it's paid for or not.
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I used to be a pretty hardcore freegan, but stopped for a while. Now I get really, really sick if I eat dairy, and I've never ever eaten dumpstered meat before. Scraps and something that has just been thrown out, yes. But if I don't know how long it's been in the trash, I won't touch it.
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