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Vegan who buys leather bags and shoes....am I still vegan?
I became vegan about 5 months ago after being vegetarian for four years. I love nike and creative creation shoes so I still buy them. A lot of the shoes are made from leather.
The thing is I do not buy them brand new. I buy used leather goods. I usually get my shoes off of ebay or from resale shops and they are never recently made. The shoe is usually from five years back or further.
There is a store here in Texas that takes your old leather goods and makes them into new things for you so its like recycled leather. Would I stil be considered vegan. I think so. I stil l consider myself vegan because a cow or calf is not killed everytime I buy leather.
Your opinions please!
Please keep hateful comments to yourself.
Answer:
I think "vegan" is commonly used two different ways:
-A person who does not consume animal products
-A person who does not use animal products.
You are a vegan on the first definition, and not one on the second.
From an animal rights perspective, it would certainly be better to use only used leather products. If you are only using "recycled" leather, then it is hard to see what harm you are doing (assuming the process of recycling does not use other leather or animal products.) Still, though, you would not, strictly speaking, be living a vegan lifestyle. But if what you are doing doesn't harm any animals (presumably the reason why you are interested in veganism), it doesn't matter. It is, after all, only a label. You would be vegan in spirit, just not in name.
One final note, if you ever talk to others about animal rights, though, you should seriously think about giving up the recycled leather. It has been my experience that when talking to others about moral issues they disagree with, the first tactic usually is to look for any hypocrisy. This is completely irrational (since being hypocritical is a flaw in people, not in the argument itself), but people usually are swayed for irrational reasons. Seeing leather on your feet while you defend your belief that killing cows is wrong is going to discredit you in the eyes of many, no matter how well you present your case or defend your beliefs.
winenut: What do you do to help that 13 year old? Are you involved in non-profits that work to end global poverty or child labor? How much do you donate to UNICEF?
I find that people are quick to criticize those who are concerned about animals actually do nothing themselves to help their fellow humans. They generally spend their money on themselves and work at a standard job which doesn't really do anything to address the pressing issues the world faces today. If this describes you, you need to seriously think about your own priorities. If by devoting effort, money and time to help animals, she is prioritzing animal welfare ahead of child slaves, then the person who spends their money, effort and time on making money to buy luxuries (you?) is prioritizing their big screen TV's, fancy clothes, etc. above starving children. That seems far worse.
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