Whats the Difference?!
Whats the Difference?
Whats the difference between a Vegan and a Vegetarian?
Answers:
Veganism is a lifestyle in which a person abstains from eating all flesh foods, dairy, eggs, and honey, and abstains as much as possible from using products that are either animal-based or animal-tested. (That means that they don't wear animal fibers like silk, leather, or wool, either.) Vegans strive to be humane towards ALL living, sentient beings. Vegetarianism, on the other hand, is a diet. People become vegetarians for different reasons. Some do it for ethical reasons and others do it for the health benefits. Vegetarians abstain from flesh foods like red meat, poultry, and seafood, yet they still consume eggs, dairy, and honey. Unfortunately, though, there is the common misconception that some vegetarians eat poultry and seafood. However, those people are NOT vegetarians! This is because the word "vegetarian" was coined in the 1840s by the people who founded the Vegetarian Society in England to describe those who abstain from ALL flesh foods.
Vegans do not eat anything that comes from animals (including milk, cheese, and eggs) while vegetarians just abstain from eating meat.
Vegans also do not use anything animal related products...clothing, cosmetics, etc.
The exact inverse of the first answer. ~
VEGAN
Main Entry: veg・an
Pronunciation: \?vē-g?n also ?vā- also ?ve-j?n or -?jan\
Function: noun
Etymology: by contraction from vegetarian
Date: 1944
: a strict vegetarian who consumes no animal food or dairy products; also : one who abstains from using animal products (as leather)
― vegan adjective
VEGETARIAN
Main Entry: 1veg・e・tar・i・an
Pronunciation: \?ve-j?-?ter-ē-?n\
Function: noun
Etymology: 2vegetable + -arian
Date: 1839
1 : one who believes in or practices vegetarianism
2 : herbivore