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That's a good point. Are animal products vegan if they're willingly given by a being with enough sapience to consent? Is breastmilk vegan? I'd assume so, but I feel like it's worth asking. I'm asking based on the idea that all people are animals, but not all animals are people. I know that's something not everyone's on board with, but I thought it would be good to include this disclaimer.
Most people agree that foods given with consent count as vegan, so breast milk would count. A lot of vegans eat honey, for example, because bees aren't harmed in the harvesting process.
TIL. I didn't know honey could be vegan. I would have assumed all animal husbandry wasn't vegan because of the artificial selection process at least.
By any strict definition of the term it's not considered vegan, that said there are people out there who attempt to debate the matter.
got any studies to support this?
According to the vegan society's definition of the term veganism, which is generally considered the go to definition, human breast milk when given with consent is vegan.
On the other hand while some attempt to debate the matter Honey is not considered vegan according to that definition.
Honey is questionably vegan because the book that establishes the basic principles of veganism specifically said its people's choice whether to consider it as acceptable or not because of the lack of harm. If I recall correctly he said something like the debate is worth having but not worth fighting over, because everyone who is even having the debate is trying to do the right thing.
no
What about poop?
Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of ... animals ....
a forest can be exploited or a water source can be exploited. the definition of exploitation is not dependent on harm, nor sentience, nor consent. veganism seeks to end all animal exploitation.
Off the wall question: does that make exploitation of people incompatible with veganism, even with their consent? If so, can vegans own companies or even shares in publicly traded ones?