Another gelatin question...?!
Another gelatin question...?
I totally read the other ladies question about gelatin. I read the answers she got so far, too. But I still an not sure if animals are tortured for gelatin.
Does it come from animals that have been in slaughter houses and abused?
I am a vegetarian and have been for six years. I do not eat gelatin because years ago a friend said it was not veggie. I never questioned it. But i have a neighbor who always makes wonderful desserts and has made some type of Jello thing that she insists is wonderful. (I do not like jello...even if it is okay to eat) She is 89 yrs old and I have a hard time telling her I can't eat that. And when I do she questions it and told me to look into getting the facts on it.
So, here I am.
Can you help....?
13 hours ago
I understand and get the basics that getatin is an animal bi-product.
I am vegetarian. There are many different vegetarians. I eat eggs and diary..but only if they come from organic farmers. Meaning that they are cage free and veggie fed. And local.
Oh, and I eat fish.
I do not eat lard...lard is disgusting and even the word makes me want to vomit.
I was just hoping for a more in depth detain of how gelatin comes about.
One more thing, if being vegetarian and vegan are so wonderful...you all might want to lighten up and be a little nicer and more helpful to people. I am not affected by people who try to act as they they are suppior but many people are...and it is accusatory and judgemental people who turn alot of others away from it.
Know what I mean?
Please, if you have serious and helpful answers...please, leave them. I will check out some websites and see if I can find any thing anywhere else.
Thanks
13 hours ago
Wikipedia! Why didn't I think of that?
It explained it very well.
Thank you!
Answers:
Hi, gelatin is an animal by-product and though it does not necessarily come from animals that have been tortured and slaughtered in many cases it does. Gelatin is a substance you get from boiling animal cartilage (ex. hooves). Using cartilage from slaughterhouse by-products is very convenient and cost effective and that is why it is considered not vegetarian. In many cases gelatin is a product of animal exploitation.